How To Install ncl-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncl-tools on Kali Linux. ncl-tools is tools to deal with NEXUS files

Introduction

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

What is ncl-tools

ncl-tools is:

The NEXUS Class Library is a C++ library for parsing NEXUS files.

The NEXUS file format is widely used in bioinformatics. Several popular phylogenetic programs such as Paup, MrBayes, Mesquite, and MacClade use this format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ncl-tools

Install ncl-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ncl-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install ncl-tools

How To Uninstall ncl-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ncl-tools

Uninstall ncl-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncl-tools

Remove ncl-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ncl-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

ncl-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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