How To Install libvcflib-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcflib-tools on Kali Linux. libvcflib-tools is C++ library for parsing and manipulating VCF files (tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcflib-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libvcflib-tools

libvcflib-tools is:

The Variant Call Format (VCF) is a flat-file, tab-delimited textual format intended to concisely describe reference-indexed variations between individuals. VCF provides a common interchange format for the description of variation in individuals and populations of samples, and has become the defacto standard reporting format for a wide array of genomic variant detectors.

vcflib provides methods to manipulate and interpret sequence variation as it can be described by VCF. It is both:

  • an API for parsing and operating on records of genomic variation as it can be described by the VCF format,
  • and a collection of command-line utilities for executing complex manipulations on VCF files.

This package contains several tools using the library.

There are three methods to install libvcflib-tools 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 libvcflib-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvcflib-tools

Install libvcflib-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvcflib-tools

Install libvcflib-tools 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 libvcflib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvcflib-tools

How To Uninstall libvcflib-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvcflib-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvcflib-tools

Uninstall libvcflib-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvcflib-tools

Remove libvcflib-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvcflib-tools

Remove libvcflib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvcflib-tools

Dependencies

libvcflib-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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