How To Install python3-pysam on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pysam on Kali Linux. python3-pysam is interface for the SAM/BAM sequence alignment and mapping format (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pysam

python3-pysam is:

Pysam is a Python module for reading and manipulating Samfiles. It’s a lightweight wrapper of the samtools C-API. Pysam also includes an interface for tabix.

This package installs the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pysam

Install python3-pysam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pysam

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pysam

How To Uninstall python3-pysam on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pysam

Uninstall python3-pysam And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pysam

Remove python3-pysam Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pysam

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pysam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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