How To Install njplot on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install njplot on Kali Linux.

What is njplot

njplot is:

NJplot is able to draw any dendrogram expressed in the Newick standard phylogenetic tree format (e.g., the format used by the Phylip package). NJplot is especially convenient for rooting the unrooted trees obtained from parsimony, distance or maximum likelihood tree-building methods.

There are three methods to install njplot 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 njplot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install njplot

Install njplot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install njplot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install njplot

Install njplot 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 njplot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install njplot

How To Uninstall njplot on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the njplot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove njplot

Uninstall njplot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove njplot

Remove njplot Configurations and Data

To remove njplot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge njplot

Remove njplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge njplot

Dependencies

njplot have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncbi6
• libvibrant6b
• libxm4
• libxt6

References

• njplot website

Summary

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