Easy steps to install samtools package on Mac

Package Information:

Application Name – samtools
What is samtools – Not Available for samtools
Use of samtools – Tools for manipulating next-generation sequencing data
URL – https://www.htslib.org/

Installation Steps:

1. Open Terminal using Spotlight search by pressing  <command+space>. Type terminal and hit  Enter  key.



2. Now, run following command to install homebrew (brew)

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null



3. Install samtools using brew

   brew install samtools

samtools  is ready to use now!