How to Install and Uninstall skewer Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "skewer" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install skewer on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall skewer on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                skewer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the skewer package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: skewer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.2-2
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: 207
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/s/skewer/skewer_0.2.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 70164
MD5sum: 9c9b65b5c4471ca71da392935d919c91
SHA1: 89045ebd8e83c6af87a4865d2c045ad6853350ed
SHA256: aff00dc48e993b81e79ac57b6e9162efaef5f9e2eb2b021404a608a51da6fc09
SHA512: b44ae51656eb6cca6278f5dc6d5f21e8d107eecdc5cd42df6e7ae2853a7a48a3fa8ddba09f8c4841257b98e041735b0ebf365a7f3d957d34e3768ef699787212
Homepage: https://github.com/relipmoc/skewer
Description-en: post-processing of high-throughput DNA sequence reads
skewer implements the bit-masked k-difference matching algorithm
dedicated to the task of adapter trimming and it is specially designed
for processing next-generation sequencing (NGS) paired-end sequences.
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Features
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* Detection and removal of adapter sequences
* Insertion and deletion allowed in pattern matching
* Targeted at Single End, Paired End (PE), and Long Mate Pair (LMP) reads
* Demultiplexing of barcoded sequencing runs
* Multi-threading support
* Trimming based on phred quality scores
* IUPAC characters for barcodes and adapters
* Compressed input and output support
Description-md5: b441f177d77eef511d970fccfb663491