How To Install libbioparser-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbioparser-dev on Kali Linux. libbioparser-dev is library for parsing several formats in bioinformatics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbioparser-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libbioparser-dev

libbioparser-dev is:

Bioparser is a c++ implementation of parsers for several bioinformatics formats. It consists of only one header file containing template parsers for FASTA, FASTQ, MHAP, PAF and SAM format. It also supports compressed files with gzip.

There are three methods to install libbioparser-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 libbioparser-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbioparser-dev

Install libbioparser-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbioparser-dev

Install libbioparser-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libbioparser-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbioparser-dev

How To Uninstall libbioparser-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbioparser-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbioparser-dev

Uninstall libbioparser-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbioparser-dev

Remove libbioparser-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbioparser-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbioparser-dev

Remove libbioparser-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbioparser-dev

Dependencies

libbioparser-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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