How to Install and Uninstall ncbi-data Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ncbi-data 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 "ncbi-data" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ncbi-data on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ncbi-data" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ncbi-data on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ncbi-data package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ncbi-data
Architecture: all
Version: 6.1.20170106+dfsg1-9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ncbi-tools6
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24848
Breaks: ncbi-rrna-data (<< 6.1.20160908)
Replaces: ncbi-rrna-data (<< 6.1.20160908)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncbi-tools6/ncbi-data_6.1.20170106+dfsg1-9_all.deb
Size: 3518952
MD5sum: aef7c3a900cbefbf0049b56c7cf6d39f
SHA1: 2fd0b1e2b12e4389f14f2b5868b19de151099433
SHA256: 757d57fb6e23640aa41eaf5ce50fc19c77eb6b9f2d2eecd8017328f2600f91a4
SHA512: d4f9e8f0810dc08094dd603c855a4fdfacb2b3ba60c3b3dfa2dd27a535a0b058967fa059ec1985990191cb21a923712556eca78b1f3dfe8cd2de9986c91b041e
Homepage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/IEB/ToolBox/
Description: Platform-independent data for the NCBI toolkit
Description-md5: 7f8f44c9d5294fddcb8e3938701bc042