How To Install libssm-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssm-bin on Kali Linux. libssm-bin is macromolecular superposition library - binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssm-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libssm-bin

libssm-bin is:

SSM is a macromolecular coordinate superposition library, written by Eugene Krissinel of the EBI.

The library implements the SSM algorithm of protein structure comparison in three dimensions, which includes an original procedure of matching graphs built on the protein’s secondary-structure elements, followed by an iterative three-dimensional alignment of protein backbone Calpha atoms.

This package contains the binaries of the libraries

There are three methods to install libssm-bin 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 libssm-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libssm-bin

Install libssm-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libssm-bin

Install libssm-bin 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 libssm-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libssm-bin

How To Uninstall libssm-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libssm-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libssm-bin

Uninstall libssm-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssm-bin

Remove libssm-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libssm-bin

Remove libssm-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssm-bin

Dependencies

libssm-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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