How To Install blimps-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install blimps-utils on Kali Linux.
What is blimps-utils
blimps-utils is:
BLIMPS (BLocks IMProved Searcher) is a searching tool that scores a protein sequence against blocks or a block against sequences.
This package contains the binaries.
There are three methods to install blimps-utils 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 blimps-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install blimps-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install blimps-utilsInstall blimps-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install blimps-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install blimps-utilsInstall blimps-utils 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 blimps-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install blimps-utilsHow To Uninstall blimps-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the blimps-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove blimps-utilsUninstall blimps-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall blimps-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove blimps-utilsRemove blimps-utils Configurations and Data
To remove blimps-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge blimps-utilsRemove blimps-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove blimps-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blimps-utilsDependencies
blimps-utils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install blimps-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
