How To Install wcFst on Debian 11

In this guide, we’ll discuss How To Install wcFst on Debian 11. Also, we will demonstrate how to uninstall and update wcFst.

One-liner install command

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

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install libvcflib-tools

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

What is wcFst 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 wcFst 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 wcFst 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 wcFst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvcflib-tools

Install wcFst using apt

Because wcFst 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 wcFst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvcflib-tools

Install wcFst 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 wcFst by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvcflib-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package wcFst 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 wcFst, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install libvcflib-tools

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.

How To Uninstall wcFst from Debian 11

To uninstall only the wcFst package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvcflib-tools

Uninstall wcFst and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvcflib-tools

Remove wcFst with all configurations and data

To remove wcFst configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvcflib-tools

Remove wcFst completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvcflib-tools

Extra info and code examples

The Variant Call Format (VCF) is a flat-file, tab-delimited textual format intended to concisely describe reference-indexed variations between individuals. VCF provides a common interchange format for the description of variation in individuals and populations of samples, and has become the defacto standard reporting format for a wide array of genomic variant detectors. vcflib provides methods to manipulate and interpret sequence variation as it can be described by VCF. It is both: * an API for parsing and operating on records of genomic variation as it can be described by the VCF format, * and a collection of command-line utilities for executing complex manipulations on VCF files. This package contains several tools using the library.

Conclusion

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

See also:

How To Install wcFst on CentOS 8

How To Install wcFst on Kali Linux

How To Install wcFst on Debian 11

How To Install wcFst on Fedora 34

How To Install wcFst on Ubuntu 22.04

How To Install wcFst on Ubuntu 21.04

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