How To Install libmstoolkit-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmstoolkit-dev
libmstoolkit-dev is:
The MSToolkit is a light-weight C++ library for reading, writing, and manipulating mass spectrometry data. The MSToolkit is easily linked to virtually any C++ algorithm for simple, fast file reading and analysis.
Supported File Formats:
- read-only mzML including internal compression (zlib and numpress) and external compression (.mzML.gz) read-only;
- read-only mzXML including internal compression (zlib) and external compression (.mzXML.gz)
- read/write mgf, ms1, ms2, bms1, bms2, cms1, cms2
Simple Interface:
- Open any file format from a single function call;
- Store any spectrum in a simple, comprehensive data structure;
- Sequential or random-access file reading.
There are three methods to install libmstoolkit-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 libmstoolkit-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit-devInstall libmstoolkit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit-devInstall libmstoolkit-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 libmstoolkit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit-devHow To Uninstall libmstoolkit-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmstoolkit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit-devUninstall libmstoolkit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmstoolkit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit-devRemove libmstoolkit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmstoolkit-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit-devRemove libmstoolkit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmstoolkit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit-devDependencies
libmstoolkit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
