How to Install bcftools software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install bcftools software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

bcftools software package provides genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) 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 Debian 9 stretch
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 Debian 9 (Stretch)?