How To Install vcf-indel-stats on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install vcftools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is vcf-indel-stats and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install vcf-indel-stats on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install vcf-indel-stats using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install vcf-indel-stats using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vcftools

Install vcf-indel-stats using apt

Because vcf-indel-stats is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install vcf-indel-stats using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vcftools

Install vcf-indel-stats 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install vcf-indel-stats by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vcftools

How to upgrade (update) a single package vcf-indel-stats using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the vcf-indel-stats, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install vcftools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install vcftools

How To Uninstall vcf-indel-stats from Debian 11

To uninstall only the vcf-indel-stats package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vcftools

Uninstall vcf-indel-stats and all its dependencies

To uninstall vcf-indel-stats and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vcftools

Remove vcf-indel-stats with all configurations and data

To remove vcf-indel-stats configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vcftools

Remove vcf-indel-stats completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to vcf-indel-stats package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vcftools

Extra info and code examples

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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install vcf-indel-stats using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the vcf-indel-stats from Debian 11.

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