diff --git a/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile b/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile
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+++ b/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
+
+ENV SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
+ENV PACKAGES samtools=${SAMTOOLS_VERSION}*
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ${PACKAGES} && \
+    apt-get clean
diff --git a/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/docker_init.sh b/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/docker_init.sh
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..642b0d4cf081399e006549d58e0548c115d6ce9a
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+++ b/src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7/docker_init.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+docker build src/nf_modules/SAMtools/1.7 -t 'samtools:1.7'