How To Install bwa on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwa on AlmaLinux 8.
What is bwa
BWA is a program for aligning sequencing reads against a large reference genome (e.g. human genome). It has two major components, one for read shorter than 150bp and the other for longer reads.
We can use yum or dnf to install bwa on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bwa.
Install bwa on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bwa using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bwa
Install bwa on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bwa using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bwa
How To Uninstall bwa on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the bwa package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bwa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bwa on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.