How To Install kma on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is kma

kma is:

KMA is mapping a method designed to map raw reads directly against redundant databases, in an ultra-fast manner using seed and extend. KMA is particularly good at aligning high quality reads against highly redundant databases, where unique matches often does not exist. It works for long low quality reads as well, such as those from Nanopore. Non- unique matches are resolved using the “ConClave” sorting scheme, and a consensus sequence are outputtet in addition to other common attributes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kma

Install kma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kma

Install kma 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 kma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kma

How To Uninstall kma on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kma

Uninstall kma And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kma

Remove kma Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kma

Remove kma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kma

Dependencies

kma have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• kma website

Summary

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