How To Install svim on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svim on Ubuntu.

What is `svim`

svim is:

SVIM is a structural variant caller for long sequencing reads. It is able to detect, classify and genotype five different classes of structural variants. Unlike existing methods, SVIM integrates information from across the genome to precisely distinguish similar events, such as tandem and interspersed duplications and simple insertions.

There are three methods to install svim on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install svim Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install svim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install svim

Install svim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install svim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install svim

Install svim 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install svim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install svim

How To Uninstall svim on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the svim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove svim

Uninstall svim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall svim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove svim

Remove svim Configurations and Data

To remove svim configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge svim

Remove svim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove svim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge svim

Dependencies

svim have the following dependencies:

References

svim website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install svim package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.