How To Install python-kineticstools on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kineticstools on Debian 9. python-kineticstools is detection of DNA modifications (Python 2 library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kineticstools on Debian 9.

What is python-kineticstools

python-kineticstools is:

Tools for detecting DNA modifications from single molecule, real-time (SMRT?) sequencing data. This tool implements the P_ModificationDetection module in SMRT? Portal, used by the RS_Modification_Detection and RS_Modifications_and_Motif_Detection protocol. Researchers interested in understanding or extending the modification detection algorithms can use these tools as a starting point.

This package is part of the SMRTAnalysis suite and contains the backend Python 2 library.

There are three methods to install python-kineticstools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-kineticstools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-kineticstools

Install python-kineticstools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-kineticstools

Install python-kineticstools Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-kineticstools

How To Uninstall python-kineticstools on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-kineticstools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-kineticstools

Uninstall python-kineticstools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-kineticstools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kineticstools

Remove python-kineticstools Configurations and Data

To remove python-kineticstools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-kineticstools

Remove python-kineticstools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-kineticstools

Dependencies

python-kineticstools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kineticstools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.