How To Install vcftools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vcftools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vcftools
vcftools is:
VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The aim of VCFtools is to provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.
There are three methods to install vcftools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vcftools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vcftools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vcftools
Install vcftools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vcftools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vcftools
Install vcftools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vcftools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vcftools
How To Uninstall vcftools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vcftools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vcftools
Uninstall vcftools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vcftools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vcftools
Remove vcftools Configurations and Data
To remove vcftools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vcftools
Remove vcftools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vcftools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vcftools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vcftools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
