How to Install and Uninstall picard-tools Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "picard-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install picard-tools on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                picard-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "picard-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall picard-tools on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                picard-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the picard-tools package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: picard-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 2.26.10+dfsg-1
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: 331
Depends: default-jre | java6-runtime, libpicard-java (= 2.26.10+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/universe/p/picard-tools/picard-tools_2.26.10+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 308878
MD5sum: f917234cbf40d4e5a63ad23a8d82ffb3
SHA1: 890a9e039bf424f28da1a6174f76fb6446e98dfc
SHA256: 9840ec50d8c53d7ce26cfca767371a4a58222b549a062b5739d14ff53a05e675
SHA512: 505409c98356fdf2ac259f5380692fd6eb77bde56c27307019dec3620db5e30467840307ef79ae3823af45192f1cf1e584fd9476750e9c0dfcc7c83f46f066a0
Homepage: http://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/
Description: Command line tools to manipulate SAM and BAM files
Description-md5: 4210c5f17f12023993b769bb2ea569bb