How To Install libncbi-wvdb2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi-wvdb2 on Kali Linux. libncbi-wvdb2 is virtual layer update modul of ncbi-vdb library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi-wvdb2 on Kali Linux.

What is libncbi-wvdb2

libncbi-wvdb2 is:

NGS is a new, domain-specific API for accessing reads, alignments and pileups produced from Next Generation Sequencing. The API itself is independent from any particular back-end implementation, and supports use of multiple back-ends simultaneously. It also provides a library for building new back-end “engines”. The engine for accessing SRA data is contained within the sister repository ncbi-vdb.

This library is part of the ncbi-vdb package.

There are three methods to install libncbi-wvdb2 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 libncbi-wvdb2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi-wvdb2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncbi-wvdb2

Install libncbi-wvdb2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi-wvdb2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncbi-wvdb2

Install libncbi-wvdb2 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 libncbi-wvdb2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncbi-wvdb2

How To Uninstall libncbi-wvdb2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libncbi-wvdb2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncbi-wvdb2

Uninstall libncbi-wvdb2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncbi-wvdb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncbi-wvdb2

Remove libncbi-wvdb2 Configurations and Data

To remove libncbi-wvdb2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncbi-wvdb2

Remove libncbi-wvdb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncbi-wvdb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncbi-wvdb2

Dependencies

libncbi-wvdb2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi-wvdb2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.