How to Install and Uninstall bcftools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bcftools" package

This is a short guide on how to install bcftools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall bcftools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bcftools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcftools package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: bcftools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.11-1
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: 2208
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libhts3 (>= 1.11), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: perl
Suggests: python3, python3-numpy, python3-matplotlib, texlive-latex-recommended
Breaks: samtools (<< 1.0)
Replaces: samtools (<< 1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/b/bcftools/bcftools_1.11-1_amd64.deb
Size: 617596
MD5sum: 0acc97f881af17d8eff11f6e38b0c2d2
SHA1: e0d383bf5bcc5a2c68d15aae4996829d44d84d8a
SHA256: be46b599f8deca78d6aeaf5797c8ed858f0ff7c0c857c48d61caf4048b175731
SHA512: 83e24df5700cd62af1f320c7d0eb9658f5cd90828a2faa9f4b5ae807b0638acfeeb1f63e980e558496198d7ce3cd459b40738e5b755b0f1af02e7df878ea33ae
Homepage: http://samtools.github.io/bcftools/
Description-en: genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files
BCFtools is a set of utilities that manipulate variant calls in the
Variant Call Format (VCF) and its binary counterpart BCF. All commands work
transparently with both VCFs and BCFs, both uncompressed and BGZF-compressed.
Description-md5: 2de6efc9fd60536b3eed1acdf68063bd