How to Install and Uninstall samtools Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "samtools" package

This is a short guide on how to install samtools on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall samtools on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                samtools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the samtools package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: samtools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1146
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libhts3 (>= 1.10), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: python3, cwltool
Breaks: bio-tradis (<= 1.4.5+dfsg-1), iva (<= 1.0.9+ds-6)
Filename: pool/universe/s/samtools/samtools_1.10-3_amd64.deb
Size: 496384
MD5sum: f4c234407e65aa24add697491328d4c7
SHA1: 06e4431da006cd6b7c2056e42c623e9cbaedb856
SHA256: 5370d3631f8343f5a10f115c9a0904b37accaf1445b7a443a33efb8ee6288f01
Homepage: http://www.htslib.org/
Description: processing sequence alignments in SAM, BAM and CRAM formats
Description-md5: 7ede2464ff1fbf70b3103067b7192874