How To Install libbigwig-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigwig-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libbigwig-dev
libbigwig-dev is:
This package provides the files needed to develop with the libBigWig C library for reading/parsing local and remote bigWig and bigBed files.
There are three methods to install libbigwig-dev 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 libbigwig-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbigwig-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbigwig-devInstall libbigwig-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbigwig-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbigwig-devInstall libbigwig-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbigwig-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbigwig-devHow To Uninstall libbigwig-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbigwig-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbigwig-devUninstall libbigwig-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbigwig-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbigwig-devRemove libbigwig-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbigwig-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbigwig-devRemove libbigwig-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbigwig-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbigwig-devDependencies
libbigwig-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigwig-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.