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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "vcftools" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall vcftools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: vcftools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1412
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6), perl
Recommends: tabix
Filename: pool/universe/v/vcftools/vcftools_0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 413934
MD5sum: 73ed6c0e0dc9ffeaa994b17fa5d52bee
SHA1: f36114fb914af109f35d8aefde1ad7af79332eae
SHA256: 8d5e2987cff520573b980b11dc4cb18ecb9d3bbf38a45d68a95b511d96b9772e
SHA512: 7a23dbd83facf9d79f1030464576666c2c7ee6823da51aed8573db5c95a377aa0e8cc1142877f3049b0117120d85dba748bc73544f4f950c74133eeb0548aa01
Homepage: https://vcftools.github.io/
Description-en: Collection of tools to work with VCF files
VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as
those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The aim of VCFtools is to
provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing
and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.
Description-md5: 3179ec0db39e479129b6ddfca3efc506

Package: vcftools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 1412
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.14+dfsg-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6), perl
Recommends: tabix
Filename: pool/universe/v/vcftools/vcftools_0.1.14+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 413352
MD5sum: 6313007457acb81a784a81accb8bf65a
SHA1: 2a58e0a52ef3ec148de6793cc69dde99ef607781
SHA256: b318675129f7aa71e9ff9953ae6b9c67595e8cc07e2ff24149d66b7fb31bfc00
Description-en: Collection of tools to work with VCF files
VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as
those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The aim of VCFtools is to
provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing
and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.
Description-md5: 3179ec0db39e479129b6ddfca3efc506
Homepage: https://vcftools.github.io/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu