How To Install gwama on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gwama on Debian 11. gwama is Genome-Wide Association Meta Analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gwama on Debian 11.

What is gwama

gwama is:

GWAMA (Genome-Wide Association Meta Analysis) software performs meta-analysis of the results of GWA studies of binary or quantitative phenotypes. Fixed- and random-effect meta-analyses are performed for both directly genotyped and imputed SNPs using estimates of the allelic odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for binary traits, and estimates of the allelic effect size and standard error for quantitative phenotypes. GWAMA can be used for analysing the results of all different genetic models (multiplicative, additive, dominant, recessive). The software incorporates error trapping facilities to identify strand alignment errors and allele flipping, and performs tests of heterogeneity of effects between studies.

There are three methods to install gwama 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 gwama Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gwama

Install gwama Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gwama using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gwama

Install gwama 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 gwama using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gwama

How To Uninstall gwama on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gwama package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gwama

Uninstall gwama And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gwama and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gwama

Remove gwama Configurations and Data

To remove gwama configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gwama

Remove gwama configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gwama

Dependencies

gwama have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gwama package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.