How To Install bioperl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is bioperl

bioperl is:

The Bioperl project is a coordinated effort to collect computational methods routinely used in bioinformatics into a set of standard CPAN-style, well-documented, and freely available Perl modules. It is well-accepted throughout the community and used in many high-profile projects, e.g., Ensembl.

The recommended packages are needed to run some of the included binaries, for a detailed explanation including the specific Perl modules please see README.Debian.

The suggested package enhances the manual pages.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bioperl

Install bioperl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bioperl

Install bioperl 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 bioperl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bioperl

How To Uninstall bioperl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bioperl

Uninstall bioperl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bioperl

Remove bioperl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bioperl

Remove bioperl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bioperl

Dependencies

bioperl have the following dependencies:

• libbio-perl-perl
• perl

References

• bioperl website

Summary

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