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

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

fastqc software package provides quality control for high throughput sequence data, 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 fastqc 

fastqc is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fastqc *

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

fastqc package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Science
Package fastqc
Version 0.11.5+dfsg-4
Description quality control for high throughput sequence data
Sub Section Science


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