How To Install librostlab3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librostlab3-dev on Kali Linux. librostlab3-dev is C++ library for computational biology (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librostlab3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is librostlab3-dev

librostlab3-dev is:

This library was developed by the Rost Lab. The lab’s research is driven by a conviction that protein and DNA sequences encode a significant core of information about the ultimate structure and function of genetic material and its gene products.

The library provides the following facilities:

  • current working directory resource
  • exception with stack backtrace
  • file lock resource
  • passwd and group structures for C++
  • effective uid and gid resource
  • rostlab::bio::seq class with stream input operator for FASTA format
  • umask resource

This package contains files necessary for developing applications with librostlab.

There are three methods to install librostlab3-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 librostlab3-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librostlab3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librostlab3-dev

Install librostlab3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librostlab3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librostlab3-dev

Install librostlab3-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install librostlab3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librostlab3-dev

How To Uninstall librostlab3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librostlab3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librostlab3-dev

Uninstall librostlab3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librostlab3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librostlab3-dev

Remove librostlab3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove librostlab3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librostlab3-dev

Remove librostlab3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librostlab3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librostlab3-dev

Dependencies

librostlab3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librostlab3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.