How to Install and Uninstall bwa Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "bwa" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install bwa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bwa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bwa package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bwa
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 393
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.12-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: samtools
Filename: pool/universe/b/bwa/bwa_0.7.12-5_amd64.deb
Size: 169698
MD5sum: 937a81fb7809c1c5b96a60c5443e5fe0
SHA1: 355c63a21a4c20e50d9cc6925fd4e3b53bd8ad7e
SHA256: 3a5b21cfe2a5b18c6bc735f219749c54617af886caaba457ae4449a99d0b07f5
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
Homepage: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu