How to Install and Uninstall kraken2 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the kraken2 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 "kraken2" package

This tutorial shows how to install kraken2 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 "kraken2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall kraken2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kraken2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kraken2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: kraken2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.2-1
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: 1620
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgomp1 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 11), ncbi-blast+
Filename: pool/universe/k/kraken2/kraken2_2.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 832186
MD5sum: c2339d0e8d337f278cdb5d2fa1f6ed8d
SHA1: 440c8b4ba7532a97d8609d608fa477f51ed36752
SHA256: ec2dbab3626214054f4605ce91d4961cdeb3ca8a599f81a6fb7dcf131efc0b2a
SHA512: 4c275d0604b6820039775ab83b5c9547ef2d622a8f3169b2285847faddecaa016a15c944f628362eb3b54703025703945cf485e48a7ff8e80e3826dc60f9d4f0
Homepage: https://www.ccb.jhu.edu/software/kraken2/
Description: taxonomic classification system using exact k-mer matches
Description-md5: 70f2ff9ad084534e552c6c2118d2a186