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

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

bwa software package provides Burrows-Wheeler Aligner, 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 bwa 

bwa is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bwa *

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

bwa package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Science
Package bwa
Version 0.7.15-2
Description Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
Sub Section Science


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bwa software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?