How To Install python3-pbcore on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pbcore on Kali Linux. python3-pbcore is Python 3 library for processing PacBio data files

Introduction

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

What is python3-pbcore

python3-pbcore is:

The pbcore package provides Python modules for processing Pacific Biosciences data files and building PacBio bioinformatics applications. These modules include tools to read/write PacBio data formats, sample data files for testing and debugging, base classes, and utilities for building bioinformatics applications.

This package is part of the SMRTAnalysis suite.

This is the Python 3 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pbcore

Install python3-pbcore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pbcore

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pbcore

How To Uninstall python3-pbcore on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pbcore

Uninstall python3-pbcore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pbcore

Remove python3-pbcore Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pbcore

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pbcore have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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