How To Install libbpp-qt2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-qt2 on Kali Linux. libbpp-qt2 is Bio++ Qt Graphic classes library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-qt2 on Kali Linux.

What is libbpp-qt2

libbpp-qt2 is:

Bio++ is a set of C++ libraries for Bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and population genetics. Bio++ is Object Oriented and is designed to be both easy to use and computer efficient. Bio++ intends to help programmers to write computer expensive programs, by providing them a set of re-usable tools.

Contains the Bio++ graphical classes developed with Qt.

There are three methods to install libbpp-qt2 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 libbpp-qt2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-qt2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbpp-qt2

Install libbpp-qt2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-qt2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbpp-qt2

Install libbpp-qt2 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 libbpp-qt2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpp-qt2

How To Uninstall libbpp-qt2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbpp-qt2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbpp-qt2

Uninstall libbpp-qt2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbpp-qt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpp-qt2

Remove libbpp-qt2 Configurations and Data

To remove libbpp-qt2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpp-qt2

Remove libbpp-qt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbpp-qt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpp-qt2

Dependencies

libbpp-qt2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-qt2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.