How To Install libsquizz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsquizz on Kali Linux. libsquizz is Conversion libs used by squizz genetic sequence converter

Introduction

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

What is libsquizz

libsquizz 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 required libs for squizz binary

There are three methods to install libsquizz 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 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsquizz

Install libsquizz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsquizz

Install libsquizz 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 libsquizz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsquizz

How To Uninstall libsquizz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsquizz

Uninstall libsquizz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsquizz

Remove libsquizz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsquizz

Remove libsquizz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsquizz

Dependencies

libsquizz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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