How To Install piler on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install piler on Kali Linux. piler is genomic repeat analysis

Introduction

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

What is piler

piler is:

PILER (Parsimonious Inference of a Library of Elementary Repeats) searches a genome sequence for repetitive elements. It implements search algorithms that identify characteristic patterns of local alignments induced by certain classes of repeats.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install piler

Install piler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install piler

Install piler 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 piler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install piler

How To Uninstall piler on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove piler

Uninstall piler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove piler

Remove piler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge piler

Remove piler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge piler

Dependencies

piler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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