How to Install and Uninstall bcftools Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bcftools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install bcftools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install bcftools

2. Uninstall "bcftools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall bcftools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove bcftools $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the bcftools package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: bcftools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.2-2
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: 2182
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libhts3 (>= 1.10), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), perl:any
Suggests: python, python-numpy, python-matplotlib, texlive-latex-recommended
Breaks: samtools (<< 1.0)
Replaces: samtools (<< 1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/b/bcftools/bcftools_1.10.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 604428
MD5sum: 4c484baf3a2080e2a2ce5ce1238c5624
SHA1: dedee56acf4f08a296ebe0b5048b6eb90f72c99f
SHA256: fc69e5407e56f18b9d89a4dce9564d14ddfa2629f2f0188234fac7cde7df498f
Homepage: http://samtools.github.io/bcftools/
Description: genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files
Description-md5: 2de6efc9fd60536b3eed1acdf68063bd