How To Install libgenome-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgenome-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgenome-dev
libgenome-dev is:
libGenome is a freely available toolkit for developing bioinformatic related software in C++. It is intended to take the hassle out of performing common tasks on genetic sequence and annotation data.
Among other things, libGenome can help you:
- Read and write Multi-FastA format files
- Read and write GenBank flat file database entries
- Append, chop, truncate, reverse, complement, translate, and otherwise mangle sequence data
- Access annotation in GenBank flat files
This is the development package containing the statically linked library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libgenome-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 libgenome-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgenome-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgenome-devInstall libgenome-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgenome-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgenome-devInstall libgenome-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgenome-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgenome-devHow To Uninstall libgenome-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgenome-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgenome-devUninstall libgenome-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgenome-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgenome-devRemove libgenome-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgenome-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgenome-devRemove libgenome-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgenome-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgenome-devDependencies
libgenome-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgenome-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
