How To Install libncbi6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6 on Kali Linux. libncbi6 is NCBI libraries for biology applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6 on Kali Linux.

What is libncbi6

libncbi6 is:

The NCBI Software Development Toolkit was developed for the production and distribution of GenBank, Entrez, BLAST, and related services by NCBI. It allows you to read and write NCBI ASN.1 files, builds Blast or Entrez, etc.

There are three methods to install libncbi6 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 libncbi6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncbi6

Install libncbi6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncbi6

Install libncbi6 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 libncbi6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncbi6

How To Uninstall libncbi6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libncbi6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncbi6

Uninstall libncbi6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncbi6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncbi6

Remove libncbi6 Configurations and Data

To remove libncbi6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncbi6

Remove libncbi6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncbi6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncbi6

Dependencies

libncbi6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.