How to Install and Uninstall picard-tools Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "picard-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install picard-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall picard-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: picard-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.1+dfsg-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: 336
Depends: default-jre | java6-runtime, libpicard-java (= 2.8.1+dfsg-3)
Filename: pool/universe/p/picard-tools/picard-tools_2.8.1+dfsg-3_all.deb
Size: 310096
MD5sum: 101de30959b7fd4f295b3c800fece57d
SHA1: fff624286bc1b638d5b7ebddab06bd84d5115fdf
SHA256: 6c309c7ee755efa88ee836a0c93f6b88866be6d404ee362851189b99a41255e4
Homepage: http://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/
Description: Command line tools to manipulate SAM and BAM files
Description-md5: 4210c5f17f12023993b769bb2ea569bb