How To Install nxtrim on Debian 12

Learn how to install nxtrim on Debian 12 with this tutorial. nxtrim is Optimized trimming of Illumina mate pair reads

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nxtrim on Debian 12.

What is nxtrim

nxtrim is:

This package helps rmove Nextera Mate Pair junction adapters and categorise reads according to the orientation implied by the adapter location.

There are three methods to install nxtrim on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nxtrim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nxtrim

Install nxtrim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nxtrim

Install nxtrim 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 nxtrim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nxtrim

How To Uninstall nxtrim on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove nxtrim

Uninstall nxtrim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nxtrim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nxtrim

Remove nxtrim Configurations and Data

To remove nxtrim configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nxtrim

Remove nxtrim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nxtrim

Dependencies

nxtrim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nxtrim package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.