How To Install med-bio-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio-dev on Kali Linux. med-bio-dev is Debian Med packages for development of bioinformatics applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio-dev on Kali Linux.

What is med-bio-dev

med-bio-dev is:

This metapackage will install Debian packages which might be helpful for development of applications for biological research.

There are three methods to install med-bio-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 med-bio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install med-bio-dev

Install med-bio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install med-bio-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install med-bio-dev

Install med-bio-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install med-bio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install med-bio-dev

How To Uninstall med-bio-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the med-bio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove med-bio-dev

Uninstall med-bio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-bio-dev

Remove med-bio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove med-bio-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge med-bio-dev

Remove med-bio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove med-bio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-bio-dev

Dependencies

med-bio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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