How To Install libsmithwaterman-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmithwaterman-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsmithwaterman-dev
libsmithwaterman-dev is:
The Smith??Waterman algorithm performs local sequence alignment; that is, for determining similar regions between two strings or nucleotide or protein sequences. Instead of looking at the total sequence, the Smith??Waterman algorithm compares segments of all possible lengths and optimizes the similarity measure.
This is the development package containing the statically linked library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libsmithwaterman-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 libsmithwaterman-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmithwaterman-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmithwaterman-devInstall libsmithwaterman-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmithwaterman-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmithwaterman-devInstall libsmithwaterman-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmithwaterman-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmithwaterman-devHow To Uninstall libsmithwaterman-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsmithwaterman-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmithwaterman-devUninstall libsmithwaterman-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmithwaterman-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmithwaterman-devRemove libsmithwaterman-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmithwaterman-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmithwaterman-devRemove libsmithwaterman-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmithwaterman-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmithwaterman-devDependencies
libsmithwaterman-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmithwaterman-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
