How To Install med-cloud on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is med-cloud

med-cloud is:

This metapackage will install Debian packages related to molecular biology, structural biology and bioinformatics for use in life sciences, that do not depend on graphical toolkits and therefore can fit on system images for use in cloud computing clusters, where space can be limited.

There are three methods to install med-cloud 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-cloud 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-cloud using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install med-cloud

Install med-cloud Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install med-cloud

Install med-cloud 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-cloud using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install med-cloud

How To Uninstall med-cloud on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove med-cloud

Uninstall med-cloud And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-cloud

Remove med-cloud Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge med-cloud

Remove med-cloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-cloud

Dependencies

med-cloud have the following dependencies:

• med-config
• med-tasks

References

• med-cloud website

Summary

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