How To Install libbpp-seq12 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-seq12 on Kali Linux. libbpp-seq12 is Bio++ Sequence library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-seq12 on Kali Linux.

What is libbpp-seq12

libbpp-seq12 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.

This package contains the Bio++ classes for sequence analysis.

There are three methods to install libbpp-seq12 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-seq12 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-seq12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbpp-seq12

Install libbpp-seq12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-seq12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbpp-seq12

Install libbpp-seq12 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-seq12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpp-seq12

How To Uninstall libbpp-seq12 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbpp-seq12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbpp-seq12

Uninstall libbpp-seq12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbpp-seq12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpp-seq12

Remove libbpp-seq12 Configurations and Data

To remove libbpp-seq12 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpp-seq12

Remove libbpp-seq12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbpp-seq12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpp-seq12

Dependencies

libbpp-seq12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-seq12 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.