How To Install kalign on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 kalign using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kalign

How To Uninstall kalign on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kalign

Remove kalign Configurations and Data

To remove kalign configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libgomp1

References

• kalign website

Summary

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