How To Install python-pysam on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysam on Debian 9. python-pysam is interface for the SAM/BAM sequence alignment and mapping format (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysam on Debian 9.

What is python-pysam

python-pysam is:

Pysam is a Python module for reading and manipulating Samfiles. It’s a lightweight wrapper of the samtools C-API. Pysam also includes an interface for tabix.

This package installs the module for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-pysam on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pysam Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysam using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pysam

Install python-pysam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysam using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pysam

Install python-pysam Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pysam

How To Uninstall python-pysam on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pysam package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pysam

Uninstall python-pysam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pysam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pysam

Remove python-pysam Configurations and Data

To remove python-pysam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pysam

Remove python-pysam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pysam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pysam

Dependencies

python-pysam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.