How To Install python3-htseq on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-htseq on Kali Linux. python3-htseq is Python3 high-throughput genome sequencing read analysis utilities

Introduction

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

What is python3-htseq

python3-htseq is:

HTSeq can be used to performing a number of common analysis tasks when working with high-throughput genome sequencing reads:

  • Getting statistical summaries about the base-call quality scores to study the data quality.
  • Calculating a coverage vector and exporting it for visualization in a genome browser.
  • Reading in annotation data from a GFF file.
  • Assigning aligned reads from an RNA-Seq experiments to exons and genes.

This package contains the Python 3 module.

There are three methods to install python3-htseq 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-htseq 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-htseq using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-htseq

Install python3-htseq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-htseq

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-htseq

How To Uninstall python3-htseq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-htseq

Uninstall python3-htseq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-htseq

Remove python3-htseq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-htseq

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-htseq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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