How to Install and Uninstall bwa Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bwa" package

This guide let you learn how to install bwa on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bwa on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: bwa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.17-5
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: 471
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), perl:any
Suggests: samtools
Filename: pool/universe/b/bwa/bwa_0.7.17-5_amd64.deb
Size: 204092
MD5sum: 9f96e2dbddd911b5dcb415ba8d9e2373
SHA1: 6a9a63c56d9cc59be3d0d5e0a1cfc2dd4a617f3a
SHA256: 26010a48df42cbc3cab71a49406bb84e01284a8e62a26a8efba9a4cc46342593
SHA512: ca2f6c9862f959f28f45eef0271a5a10131d1859b9a7a7e1f6f1a5968f0ac01929e1791fed8c8b7c4617efe2f022c2aa6bddf54f40c7ad45b20439480cee306a
Homepage: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
BWA is a software package for mapping low-divergent sequences against
a large reference genome, such as the human genome. It consists of
three algorithms: BWA-backtrack, BWA-SW and BWA-MEM. The first
algorithm is designed for Illumina sequence reads up to 100bp, while
the rest two for longer sequences ranged from 70bp to 1Mbp. BWA-MEM
and BWA-SW share similar features such as long-read support and split
alignment, but BWA-MEM, which is the latest, is generally recommended
for high-quality queries as it is faster and more accurate. BWA-MEM
also has better performance than BWA-backtrack for 70-100bp Illumina
reads.
Description-md5: 7b904940a9f5331affa84d4b72dedb30