How to Install bcftools software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

How to Install bcftools software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

bcftools software package provides genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install bcftools 

bcftools is installed in your system.

Make ensure the bcftools package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bcftools *

You will get with bcftools package name, version, architecture and description in a table

bcftools package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus
Section Science
Package bcftools
Version 1.3.1-1
Description genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files
Sub Section Science


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bcftools software package from Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)?