How to Install and Uninstall vcftools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "vcftools" package

This guide let you learn how to install vcftools on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall vcftools on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vcftools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vcftools package on Kali Linux

Package: vcftools
Source: vcftools (0.1.16-3)
Version: 0.1.16-3+b1
Installed-Size: 1663
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6), perl:any
Recommends: tabix
Size: 430600
SHA256: 392a1285c1ea60f737a22230423f6dd798c888258d502df31ad9a90c88496395
SHA1: e78926ccf0a411b84d13ff602c493a8d536e77eb
MD5sum: a427e66ba8b17011be3ad49dfa00f859
Description: Collection of tools to work with VCF files
VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as
those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The aim of VCFtools is to
provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing
and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://vcftools.github.io/
Tag: role::program
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vcftools/vcftools_0.1.16-3+b1_amd64.deb