How To Install swarm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install swarm on Kali Linux. swarm is robust and fast clustering method for amplicon-based studies

Introduction

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

What is swarm

swarm is:

The purpose of swarm is to provide a novel clustering algorithm to handle large sets of amplicons. Traditional clustering algorithms results are strongly input-order dependent, and rely on an arbitrary global clustering threshold. swarm results are resilient to input-order changes and rely on a small local linking threshold d, the maximum number of differences between two amplicons. swarm forms stable high-resolution clusters, with a high yield of biological information.

There are three methods to install swarm 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 swarm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install swarm

Install swarm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install swarm

Install swarm 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 swarm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swarm

How To Uninstall swarm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove swarm

Uninstall swarm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swarm

Remove swarm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge swarm

Remove swarm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swarm

Dependencies

swarm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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