How To Install pbjelly on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pbjelly

pbjelly is:

PBJelly is a highly automated pipeline that aligns long sequencing reads (such as PacBio RS reads or long 454 reads in fasta format) to high-confidence draft assembles. PBJelly fills or reduces as many captured gaps as possible to produce upgraded draft genomes.

PBJelly is part of the PBSuite.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pbjelly

Install pbjelly Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pbjelly

Install pbjelly 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 pbjelly using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pbjelly

How To Uninstall pbjelly on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pbjelly

Uninstall pbjelly And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pbjelly

Remove pbjelly Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pbjelly

Remove pbjelly configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pbjelly

Dependencies

pbjelly have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• pbjelly website

Summary

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