How To Install obitools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install obitools on Kali Linux. obitools is programs to analyze NGS data in a DNA metabarcoding context

Introduction

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

What is obitools

obitools is:

The OBITools programs aims to help you to manipulate various data and sequence files in a convenient way using the Unix command line interface. They follow the standard Unix interface for command line program, allowing to chain a set of commands using the pipe mechanism.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install obitools

Install obitools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obitools

Install obitools 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 obitools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obitools

How To Uninstall obitools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove obitools

Uninstall obitools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obitools

Remove obitools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obitools

Remove obitools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obitools

Dependencies

obitools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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