How To Install kmer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmer on Kali Linux. kmer is suite of tools for DNA sequence analysis

Introduction

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

What is kmer

kmer is:

The kmer package is a suite of tools for DNA sequence analysis. It provides tools for searching (ESTs, mRNAs, sequencing reads); aligning (ESTs, mRNAs, whole genomes); and a variety of analyses based on kmers.

This is a metapackage depending on the executable components of the kmer suite.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kmer

Install kmer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kmer

Install kmer 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 kmer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kmer

How To Uninstall kmer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kmer

Uninstall kmer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmer

Remove kmer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kmer

Remove kmer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmer

Dependencies

kmer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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