How To Install raxml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install raxml on Kali Linux. raxml is Randomized Axelerated Maximum Likelihood of phylogenetic trees

Introduction

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

What is raxml

raxml is:

RAxML is a program for sequential and parallel Maximum Likelihood-based inference of large phylogenetic trees. It has originally been derived from fastDNAml.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install raxml

Install raxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install raxml

Install raxml 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 raxml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install raxml

How To Uninstall raxml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove raxml

Uninstall raxml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove raxml

Remove raxml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge raxml

Remove raxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge raxml

Dependencies

raxml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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