How To Install fast5 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fast5 on Debian 11.
What is fast5
fast5 is:
The data produced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencers are stored in fast5 files, based on the HDF5 file format, with one file per sequenced read. This package provides utilities to inspect these files, as well as to pack them for more effficient use.
There are three methods to install fast5 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fast5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fast5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fast5
Install fast5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fast5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fast5
Install fast5 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 fast5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fast5
How To Uninstall fast5 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fast5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fast5
Uninstall fast5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fast5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fast5
Remove fast5 Configurations and Data
To remove fast5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fast5
Remove fast5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fast5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fast5
Dependencies
fast5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fast5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
