How To Install probcons-extra on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install probcons-extra on Kali Linux.
What is probcons-extra
probcons-extra is:
Contains the convert, project and makgnuplot programs from the probcons package, which have been renamed to pc-compare, pc-project and pc-makegnuplot respectively to avoid collisions with other program names. These programs are mostly useful for testing purposes and are not required for the normal usage of Probcons.
Probcons is a tool for generating multiple alignments of protein sequences.
There are three methods to install probcons-extra 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 probcons-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install probcons-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install probcons-extraInstall probcons-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install probcons-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install probcons-extraInstall probcons-extra 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install probcons-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install probcons-extraHow To Uninstall probcons-extra on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the probcons-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove probcons-extraUninstall probcons-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall probcons-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove probcons-extraRemove probcons-extra Configurations and Data
To remove probcons-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge probcons-extraRemove probcons-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove probcons-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge probcons-extraDependencies
probcons-extra have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install probcons-extra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
