How To Install kalign on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kalign on Debian 12.
What is kalign
kalign is:
Kalign is a command line tool to perform multiple alignment of biological sequences. It employs the Muth-Manber string-matching algorithm, to improve both the accuracy and speed of the alignment. It uses global, progressive alignment approach, enriched by employing an approximate string-matching algorithm to calculate sequence distances and by incorporating local matches into the otherwise global alignment.
There are three methods to install kalign on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kalign Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kalign using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kalign
Install kalign Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kalign using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kalign
Install kalign Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kalign using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kalign
How To Uninstall kalign on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kalign package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kalign
Uninstall kalign And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kalign and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kalign
Remove kalign Configurations and Data
To remove kalign configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kalign
Remove kalign configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kalign configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kalign
Dependencies
kalign have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kalign package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.