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

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "snpeff" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall snpeff on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: snpeff
Version: 5.1+d+dfsg-3
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Depends: default-jre, libsnpeff-java (= 5.1+d+dfsg-3)
Suggests: vcfanno
Description: genetic variant annotation and effect prediction toolbox - tool
Description-md5: 11554ad652b85830dc017ab4d21c9b35
Homepage: https://pcingola.github.io/SnpEff/
Section: java
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/snpeff/snpeff_5.1+d+dfsg-3_all.deb
Size: 6940
MD5sum: 4e6be1cd5ccedf890d7905d60b291ac8
SHA256: 5dcadb8c40b2de87b470f47520f34fbb5fe9d2e47d9ce7d68e530d513545dd3c