How To Install gffread on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gffread on Kali Linux. gffread is GFF/GTF format conversions, region filtering, FASTA sequence extraction

Introduction

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

What is gffread

gffread is:

Gffread is a GFF/GTF parsing utility providing format conversions, region filtering, FASTA sequence extraction and more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gffread

Install gffread Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gffread

Install gffread 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 gffread using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gffread

How To Uninstall gffread on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gffread

Uninstall gffread And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gffread

Remove gffread Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gffread

Remove gffread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gffread

Dependencies

gffread have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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