Installing FastQC on Linux

Installing FastQC on a Linux system is simple and only takes a few steps.

Update your system

First, update your package list to make sure you have the latest software references:

sudo apt update

Install FastQC

With your package list updated, install FastQC:

sudo apt install fastqc

This command will download and install FastQC on your system.

Verify the installation

To confirm that FastQC has been installed correctly, run:

fastqc --help

If successful, this will display the help information and version number.

After completing these steps, FastQC will be installed and ready for use on your Linux system, setting the stage for high-quality sequence data analysis.

Installing FastQC on macOS

On macOS, the easiest way to install FastQC is through Homebrew.

Install Homebrew

If you don?t already have Homebrew installed, you can either:

Visit the Homebrew website: https://brew.sh/ and follow the instructions, or
Run the following command directly in your terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Install FastQC

Once Homebrew is installed, use it to install FastQC:

brew install fastqc

This step may take up to 5 minutes.

Verify the installation

To confirm that FastQC was installed correctly, run:

fastqc --help

If successful, this will display the FastQC help information and version number.