How To Install ncbi-cn3d on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-cn3d on Kali Linux. ncbi-cn3d is 3-dimensional viewer for biological molecules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-cn3d on Kali Linux.

What is ncbi-cn3d

ncbi-cn3d is:

Cn3D is a helper application for your web browser that allows you to view 3-dimensional structures from NCBI’s Entrez retrieval service.

There are three methods to install ncbi-cn3d 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-cn3d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-cn3d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ncbi-cn3d

Install ncbi-cn3d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-cn3d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ncbi-cn3d

Install ncbi-cn3d 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 ncbi-cn3d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncbi-cn3d

How To Uninstall ncbi-cn3d on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ncbi-cn3d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncbi-cn3d

Uninstall ncbi-cn3d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ncbi-cn3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncbi-cn3d

Remove ncbi-cn3d Configurations and Data

To remove ncbi-cn3d configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ncbi-cn3d

Remove ncbi-cn3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ncbi-cn3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncbi-cn3d

Dependencies

ncbi-cn3d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-cn3d package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.