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error installing SAMtools and bamtools

Hi everyone,

I am trying to install samtools, Rsamtools and bamtools using Conda but I always get this error for both:

Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: unsuccessful initial attempt using frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: unsuccessful initial attempt using frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

  • bamtools

Current channels:

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I tried several commands:

1- conda install -c bioconda samtools
2- conda install samtools openssl=1
3- conda install samtools=1.17
samtools conda bamtools rsamtools
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updated by Oleksii • Oleksii • written by ayaosama2111 • ayaosama2111

What computer do you have ?
If you have a Apple > November 2020 (ARM architecture) there is plenty of missing packages.

If you look here https://anaconda.org/bioconda/bamtools bamtools is available for osx-64 linux-64 but not osx-arm64

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written by Juke34 Juke34

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One can do it using homebrew as described here (besides cloning git repo and building yourself...)

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written by Oleksii • Oleksii

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