How To Install libblasr5.3.4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblasr5.3.4 on Kali Linux.

What is libblasr5.3.4

libblasr5.3.4 is:

Blasr_libcpp is a library used by blasr and other executables such as samtoh5, loadPulses for analyzing PacBio sequences. This library contains three sub-libraries, including pbdata, hdf and alignment.

This package contains the alignment sublibrary.

There are three methods to install libblasr5.3.4 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 libblasr5.3.4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblasr5.3.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblasr5.3.4

Install libblasr5.3.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblasr5.3.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblasr5.3.4

Install libblasr5.3.4 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 libblasr5.3.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblasr5.3.4

How To Uninstall libblasr5.3.4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libblasr5.3.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblasr5.3.4

Uninstall libblasr5.3.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblasr5.3.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblasr5.3.4

Remove libblasr5.3.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libblasr5.3.4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblasr5.3.4

Remove libblasr5.3.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblasr5.3.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblasr5.3.4

Dependencies

libblasr5.3.4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libhdf5-103-1
• libhdf5-cpp-103-1
• libpbbam1.6.0
• libpbcopper1.8.0
• libstdc++6

References

• libblasr5.3.4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblasr5.3.4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.