How To Install fast5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fast5 on Kali Linux.

What is fast5

fast5 is:

The data produced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencers are stored in fast5 files, based on the HDF5 file format, with one file per sequenced read. This package provides utilities to inspect these files, as well as to pack them for more effficient use.

There are three methods to install fast5 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 fast5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fast5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fast5

Install fast5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fast5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fast5

Install fast5 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 fast5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fast5

How To Uninstall fast5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fast5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fast5

Uninstall fast5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fast5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fast5

Remove fast5 Configurations and Data

To remove fast5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fast5

Remove fast5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fast5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fast5

Dependencies

fast5 have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• fast5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fast5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.