How To Install python3-airr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airr on Kali Linux. python3-airr is Data Representation Standard library for antibody and TCR sequences

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airr on Kali Linux.

What is python3-airr

python3-airr is:

This package provides a library by the AIRR community to for describing, reporting, storing, and sharing adaptive immune receptor repertoire (AIRR) data, such as sequences of antibodies and T cell receptors (TCRs). Some specific efforts include:

  • The MiAIRR standard for describing minimal information about AIRR datasets, including sample collection and data processing information.
  • Data representations (file format) specifications for storing large amounts of annotated AIRR data.
  • APIs for exposing a common interface to repositories/databases containing AIRR data.
  • A community standard for software tools which will allow conforming tools to gain community recognition.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-airr 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 python3-airr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-airr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-airr

Install python3-airr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-airr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-airr

Install python3-airr 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 python3-airr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-airr

How To Uninstall python3-airr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-airr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-airr

Uninstall python3-airr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-airr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-airr

Remove python3-airr Configurations and Data

To remove python3-airr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-airr

Remove python3-airr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-airr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-airr

Dependencies

python3-airr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.