How To Install libpwiz3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz3 on Kali Linux. libpwiz3 is library to perform proteomics data analyses (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz3 on Kali Linux.

What is libpwiz3

libpwiz3 is:

The libpwiz library from the ProteoWizard project provides a modular and extensible set of open-source, cross-platform tools and libraries. The tools perform proteomics data analyses; the libraries enable rapid tool creation by providing a robust, pluggable development framework that simplifies and unifies data file access, and performs standard chemistry and LCMS dataset computations.

The primary goal of ProteoWizard is to eliminate the existing barriers to proteomic software development so that researchers can focus on the development of new analytic approaches, rather than having to dedicate significant resources to mundane (if important) tasks, like reading data files.

There are three methods to install libpwiz3 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpwiz3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpwiz3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpwiz3

Install libpwiz3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpwiz3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpwiz3

Install libpwiz3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpwiz3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpwiz3

How To Uninstall libpwiz3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpwiz3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpwiz3

Uninstall libpwiz3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpwiz3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwiz3

Remove libpwiz3 Configurations and Data

To remove libpwiz3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpwiz3

Remove libpwiz3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpwiz3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwiz3

Dependencies

libpwiz3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.