How To Install bamkit on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bamkit on Ubuntu 22.04. bamkit is tools for common BAM file manipulations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bamkit on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bamkit

bamkit is:

This package provides some Python3 tools for common BAM file manipulations.

There are three methods to install bamkit on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bamkit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bamkit

Install bamkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bamkit

Install bamkit 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 bamkit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bamkit

How To Uninstall bamkit on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bamkit

Uninstall bamkit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bamkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bamkit

Remove bamkit Configurations and Data

To remove bamkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bamkit

Remove bamkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bamkit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bamkit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.