How To Install libmstoolkit-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-tools on Kali Linux. libmstoolkit-tools is libraries for manipulating mass spectrometry data - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libmstoolkit-tools

libmstoolkit-tools 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.

This package ships a MS/MS spectrum loader tool.

There are three methods to install libmstoolkit-tools 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-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit-tools

Install libmstoolkit-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit-tools

Install libmstoolkit-tools 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 libmstoolkit-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit-tools

How To Uninstall libmstoolkit-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmstoolkit-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit-tools

Uninstall libmstoolkit-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit-tools

Remove libmstoolkit-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit-tools

Remove libmstoolkit-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit-tools

Dependencies

libmstoolkit-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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