How To Install fastlink-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlink-doc
on Kali Linux.
What is fastlink-doc
fastlink-doc is:
Genetic linkage analysis is a statistical technique used to map genes and find the approximate location of disease genes. There was a standard software package for genetic linkage called LINKAGE. FASTLINK is a significantly modified and improved version of the main programs of LINKAGE that runs much faster sequentially, can run in parallel, allows the user to recover gracefully from a computer crash, and provides abundant new documentation. FASTLINK has been used in over 1000 published genetic linkage studies.
You do not really need these papers about fastlink but it is highly recommended to study this documentation before starting with the tools of the fastlink package.
There are three methods to install fastlink-doc
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 fastlink-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fastlink-doc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fastlink-doc
Install fastlink-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fastlink-doc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fastlink-doc
Install fastlink-doc 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 fastlink-doc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fastlink-doc
How To Uninstall fastlink-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fastlink-doc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fastlink-doc
Uninstall fastlink-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fastlink-doc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fastlink-doc
Remove fastlink-doc Configurations and Data
To remove fastlink-doc
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fastlink-doc
Remove fastlink-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fastlink-doc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fastlink-doc
Dependencies
fastlink-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlink-doc
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.