How to Install and Uninstall metaphlan Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the metaphlan on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "metaphlan" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install metaphlan on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "metaphlan" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall metaphlan on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the metaphlan package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: metaphlan
Version: 4.0.4-1
Installed-Size: 6184
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: metaphlan2
Provides: metaphlan2
Depends: python3-biom-format, python3-biopython, python3-dendropy, python3-numpy, python3-pandas, python3-pysam, python3-requests, python3-scipy, python3:any, metaphlan2-data, python3-msgpack, bowtie2
Conflicts: metaphlan2
Description: Metagenomic Phylogenetic Analysis
Description-md5: a763566d3ad6d39c5520b905f564f76f
Homepage: https://github.com/biobakery/MetaPhlAn
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/metaphlan/metaphlan_4.0.4-1_all.deb
Size: 2010612
MD5sum: f318f642ce83ca575e00e4e996050b5a
SHA256: 14b33661eb4da843facb0c32ed26335ea452204d8046fd079dc03e38c6fd744f