How to Install and Uninstall bwa Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the bwa on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "bwa" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install bwa on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bwa on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
Description-md5: 7b904940a9f5331affa84d4b72dedb30