How To Install libblimps3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblimps3 on Kali Linux.

What is libblimps3

libblimps3 is:

BLIMPS (BLocks IMProved Searcher) is a searching tool that scores a protein sequence against blocks or a block against sequences.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libblimps3 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 libblimps3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblimps3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblimps3

Install libblimps3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblimps3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblimps3

Install libblimps3 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 libblimps3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblimps3

How To Uninstall libblimps3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libblimps3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblimps3

Uninstall libblimps3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblimps3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblimps3

Remove libblimps3 Configurations and Data

To remove libblimps3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblimps3

Remove libblimps3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblimps3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblimps3

Dependencies

libblimps3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libblimps3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblimps3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.