How To Install ncbi-acc-download on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-acc-download on Kali Linux.
What is ncbi-acc-download
ncbi-acc-download is:
This package provides a script to download sequences from GenBank/RefSeq by accession through the NCBI ENTREZ API.
There are three methods to install ncbi-acc-download 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 ncbi-acc-download Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncbi-acc-download using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncbi-acc-downloadInstall ncbi-acc-download Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncbi-acc-download using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncbi-acc-downloadInstall ncbi-acc-download 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncbi-acc-download using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncbi-acc-downloadHow To Uninstall ncbi-acc-download on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ncbi-acc-download package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncbi-acc-downloadUninstall ncbi-acc-download And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncbi-acc-download and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncbi-acc-downloadRemove ncbi-acc-download Configurations and Data
To remove ncbi-acc-download configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncbi-acc-downloadRemove ncbi-acc-download configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncbi-acc-download configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncbi-acc-downloadDependencies
ncbi-acc-download have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-acc-download package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.