How To Install libgkarrays-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgkarrays-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgkarrays-dev
libgkarrays-dev is:
Gk-arrays are provided as a simple-to-use C++ library dedicated to queries on large collection of sequences as produced by high-throughput sequencers (e.g. HiSeq 2000 from Illumina, 454 from Roche).
Gk-arrays index k-mers of reads and allows one to answer different queries on that read collection (e.g. how many reads share this k-mer? where does this k-mer occur in the read collection?).
Gk-arrays consist of a space-efficient alternative to hash tables while being similar in terms of query times.
This is the development library for libgkarrays.
There are three methods to install libgkarrays-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 libgkarrays-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgkarrays-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgkarrays-devInstall libgkarrays-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgkarrays-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgkarrays-devInstall libgkarrays-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 libgkarrays-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgkarrays-devHow To Uninstall libgkarrays-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgkarrays-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgkarrays-devUninstall libgkarrays-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgkarrays-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgkarrays-devRemove libgkarrays-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgkarrays-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgkarrays-devRemove libgkarrays-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgkarrays-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgkarrays-devDependencies
libgkarrays-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgkarrays-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
