How To Install pbsuite on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pbsuite on Kali Linux. pbsuite is software for Pacific Biosciences sequencing data

Introduction

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

What is pbsuite

pbsuite is:

The PBSuite contains two projects created for analysis of Pacific Biosciences long-read sequencing data.

  • PBJelly - genome upgrading tool
  • PBHoney - structural variation discovery

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pbsuite

Install pbsuite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pbsuite

Install pbsuite 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 pbsuite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pbsuite

How To Uninstall pbsuite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pbsuite

Uninstall pbsuite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pbsuite

Remove pbsuite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pbsuite

Remove pbsuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pbsuite

Dependencies

pbsuite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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