How To Install libmstoolkit82 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit82 on Kali Linux. libmstoolkit82 is libraries for manipulating mass spectrometry data - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit82 on Kali Linux.

What is libmstoolkit82

libmstoolkit82 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 these libraries:

  • libmstoolkit;
  • libmstoolkitlite;

There are three methods to install libmstoolkit82 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 libmstoolkit82 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit82 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit82

Install libmstoolkit82 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit82 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit82

Install libmstoolkit82 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 libmstoolkit82 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit82

How To Uninstall libmstoolkit82 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmstoolkit82 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit82

Uninstall libmstoolkit82 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmstoolkit82 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit82

Remove libmstoolkit82 Configurations and Data

To remove libmstoolkit82 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit82

Remove libmstoolkit82 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmstoolkit82 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit82

Dependencies

libmstoolkit82 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit82 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.