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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "vsearch" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall vsearch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: vsearch
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 679
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.3+dfsg-1
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vsearch/vsearch_1.1.3+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 189286
MD5sum: d218b8c9f5f8e32eec122a74e577fd8c
SHA1: 102a57b3a4974dfdc89308aa9afa5a644edf6481
SHA256: 6f5dd3609de08cad72f264e3dc0a4e6d590209a8331157d37f04adc583c7cabd
Description-en: tool for processing metagenomic sequences
Open and free 64-bit multithreaded tool for processing metagenomic sequences,
including searching, clustering, chimera detection, dereplication, sorting,
masking and shuffling
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The aim of this project is to create an alternative to the USEARCH tool
developed by Robert C. Edgar (2010). The new tool should:
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- have open source code with an appropriate open source license
- be free of charge, gratis
- have a 64-bit design that handles very large databases and much more
than 4GB of memory
- be as accurate or more accurate than usearch
- be as fast or faster than usearch
Description-md5: a450f1c747870e002303a688bce0d016
Homepage: https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu