How To Install perlprimer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is perlprimer

perlprimer is:

PerlPrimer is a free, open-source GUI application written in Perl that designs primers for standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), bisulphite PCR, real-time PCR (QPCR) and sequencing. It aims to automate and simplify the process of primer design.

If operated online, the tool nicely communicates with the Ensembl project for further insights into the gene structure, i.e., allowing for taking the location of exons and introns into account for the design of the primers. The sequences themselves can be retrieved, too.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install perlprimer

Install perlprimer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perlprimer

Install perlprimer 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 perlprimer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perlprimer

How To Uninstall perlprimer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove perlprimer

Uninstall perlprimer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perlprimer

Remove perlprimer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge perlprimer

Remove perlprimer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perlprimer

Dependencies

perlprimer have the following dependencies:

• perl-tk
• libwww-perl

References

• perlprimer website

Summary

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