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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "maq" package

This guide let you learn how to install maq on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: maq
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 516
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.1-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Suggests: bwa, samtools
Filename: pool/universe/m/maq/maq_0.7.1-6_amd64.deb
Size: 280682
MD5sum: 8a029976915f04104ff1cfe7e3a171ae
SHA1: e24f9937bac80a664348b75d4397cdf84945d6ee
SHA256: b66fc745f1e1b8ff61314f25a897b2f3492b20171206724512b8646bd41f65fb
Description-en: maps short fixed-length polymorphic DNA sequence reads to reference sequences
Maq (short for Mapping and Assembly with Quality) builds mapping assemblies
from short reads generated by the next-generation sequencing machines. It was
particularly designed for Illumina-Solexa 1G Genetic Analyzer, and has a
preliminary functionality to handle ABI SOLiD data. Maq is previously known as
mapass2.
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Developmemt of Maq stopped in 2008. Its successors are BWA and SAMtools.
Description-md5: a53ece25af8b0564674b82b8ba4c34e7
Homepage: http://maq.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu