How To Install lefse on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lefse

lefse is:

LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size) determines the features (organisms, clades, operational taxonomic units, genes, or functions) most likely to explain differences between classes by coupling standard tests for statistical significance with additional tests encoding biological consistency and effect relevance.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lefse

Install lefse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lefse

Install lefse 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 lefse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lefse

How To Uninstall lefse on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lefse

Uninstall lefse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lefse

Remove lefse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lefse

Remove lefse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lefse

Dependencies

lefse have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• lefse website

Summary

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