How To Install relion-cuda on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install relion-cuda on Kali Linux. relion-cuda is parallel toolkit for 3D reconstructions in cryo-electron microscopy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install relion-cuda on Kali Linux.

What is relion-cuda

relion-cuda is:

RELION (for REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN) is a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy.

RELION provides a GUI, several command-line tools in parallel (MPI) and serial versions, optionally with CUDA/GPU support.

relion-cuda provides the serial and parallel (MPI) command-line tools with CUDA/GPU support.

There are three methods to install relion-cuda 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 relion-cuda Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install relion-cuda

Install relion-cuda Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install relion-cuda

Install relion-cuda 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 relion-cuda using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install relion-cuda

How To Uninstall relion-cuda on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the relion-cuda package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove relion-cuda

Uninstall relion-cuda And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove relion-cuda

Remove relion-cuda Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge relion-cuda

Remove relion-cuda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge relion-cuda

Dependencies

relion-cuda have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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