How To Install garli on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is garli

garli is:

GARLI, Genetic Algorithm for Rapid Likelihood Inference is a program for inferring phylogenetic trees. Using an approach similar to a classical genetic algorithm, it rapidly searches the space of evolutionary trees and model parameters to find the solution maximizing the likelihood score. It implements nucleotide, amino acid and codon-based models of sequence evolution, and runs on all platforms. The latest version adds support for partitioned models and morphology-like datatypes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install garli

Install garli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install garli

Install garli 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 garli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install garli

How To Uninstall garli on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove garli

Uninstall garli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove garli

Remove garli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge garli

Remove garli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge garli

Dependencies

garli have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libncl2
• libstdc++6

References

• garli website

Summary

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