How to Install and Uninstall bwa Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bwa" package

Please follow the instructions below to install bwa on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall bwa on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bwa
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bwa package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: bwa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1
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: 395
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: samtools
Filename: pool/universe/b/bwa/bwa_0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 176492
MD5sum: 8b43571696dd33dfa7b9879ba499f14f
SHA1: c8a6163a37ef03d2bd7f91a859102ff223718014
SHA256: 172043439acbba903ab19ecf8506041b8b8ccd62dbae5a54425bd7f84e8fc935
SHA512: bcf91b44edf11bb89625f904a58222f5e7adeb8b916a761aebac95d1872463c505e7c6d4901ab0b88965a59c7e5cd604488790e2e4df6060b1dd7a38d285f296
Homepage: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
Description: Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
Description-md5: 7b904940a9f5331affa84d4b72dedb30

Package: bwa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.17-1
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: 395
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: samtools
Filename: pool/universe/b/bwa/bwa_0.7.17-1_amd64.deb
Size: 176484
MD5sum: 52d1d14f157d339d1977276130de3414
SHA1: 346b7057a04920d5f11a1c713bfc0a3023c0b3df
SHA256: e119d322b30c80bb80075a63baedafde87fab1d7c472519e0174c5de3ff755b7
Homepage: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
Description: Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
Description-md5: 7b904940a9f5331affa84d4b72dedb30