How To Install gff2ps on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gff2ps on Kali Linux.

What is gff2ps

gff2ps is:

gff2ps is a script program developed with the aim of converting gff-formatted records into high quality one-dimensional plots in PostScript. Such plots maybe useful for comparing genomic structures and to visualizing outputs from genome annotation programs. It can be used in a very simple way, because it assumes that the GFF file itself carries enough formatting information, but it also allows through a number of options and/or a configuration file, for a great degree of customization.

There are three methods to install gff2ps 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 gff2ps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gff2ps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gff2ps

Install gff2ps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gff2ps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gff2ps

Install gff2ps 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 gff2ps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gff2ps

How To Uninstall gff2ps on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gff2ps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gff2ps

Uninstall gff2ps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gff2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gff2ps

Remove gff2ps Configurations and Data

To remove gff2ps configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gff2ps

Remove gff2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gff2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gff2ps

Dependencies

gff2ps have the following dependencies:

• gawk

References

• gff2ps website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gff2ps package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.