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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "bwa" package

This tutorial shows how to install bwa on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: bwa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.17-6
Built-Using: simde (= 0.7.2-3)
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: 455
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: perl
Suggests: samtools
Filename: pool/universe/b/bwa/bwa_0.7.17-6_amd64.deb
Size: 195136
MD5sum: 64496d8a1c45454c1a9e4d9b1dba8fb4
SHA1: 045819d0cca8a827dd9c0f1ba778ba856cdb295c
SHA256: aad6a5dcfcb5385ebfee489676b349e4d7f3bb2a4fdaa687f8807c464328b08f
SHA512: 5efe81d46ced0d01d1a187a4a5dc32b5b76a6ed0c405bd6f68113fbb6669b78a31bdccbc46c2641c83027692563328684e5e677c4f7273504051cb25a98d56bf
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