How To Install vcftools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vcftools on Kali Linux. vcftools is Collection of tools to work with VCF files

Introduction

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

What is vcftools

vcftools is:

VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The aim of VCFtools is to provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vcftools

Install vcftools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vcftools

Install vcftools 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 vcftools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vcftools

How To Uninstall vcftools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vcftools

Uninstall vcftools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vcftools

Remove vcftools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vcftools

Remove vcftools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vcftools

Dependencies

vcftools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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