How To Install libsquizz-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsquizz-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsquizz-dev
libsquizz-dev is:
Squizz is a sequence/alignment format checker, but it has some conversion capabilities too. Most common sequence and alignment formats are supported :
- EMBL, FASTA, GCG, GDE, GENBANK, IG, NBRF, PIR (codata), RAW, and SWISSPROT.
- CLUSTAL, FASTA, MEGA, MSF, NEXUS, PHYLIP (interleaved and sequential) and STOCKHOLM.
This package provides the required static libs and header files of squizz
There are three methods to install libsquizz-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 libsquizz-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsquizz-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsquizz-devInstall libsquizz-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsquizz-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsquizz-devInstall libsquizz-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 libsquizz-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsquizz-devHow To Uninstall libsquizz-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsquizz-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsquizz-devUninstall libsquizz-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsquizz-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsquizz-devRemove libsquizz-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsquizz-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsquizz-devRemove libsquizz-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsquizz-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsquizz-devDependencies
libsquizz-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsquizz-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
