How To Install kineticstools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is kineticstools

kineticstools is:

Tools for detecting DNA modifications from single molecule, real-time (SMRT?) sequencing data. This tool implements the P_ModificationDetection module in SMRT? Portal, used by the RS_Modification_Detection and RS_Modifications_and_Motif_Detection protocol. Researchers interested in understanding or extending the modification detection algorithms can use these tools as a starting point.

This package is part of the SMRTAnalysis suite.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kineticstools

Install kineticstools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kineticstools

Install kineticstools 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 kineticstools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kineticstools

How To Uninstall kineticstools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kineticstools

Uninstall kineticstools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kineticstools

Remove kineticstools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kineticstools

Remove kineticstools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kineticstools

Dependencies

kineticstools have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• kineticstools website

Summary

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