How To Install repeatmasker-recon on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install repeatmasker-recon on Kali Linux.

What is repeatmasker-recon

repeatmasker-recon is:

The RECON package implements a de novo algorithm for the identification of repeat families from biological sequences.

The program implements an approach for the de novo identification and classification of repeat sequence families that is based on extensions to the usual approach of single linkage clustering of local pairwise alignments between genomic sequences. The extensions use multiple alignment information to define the boundaries of individual copies of the repeats and to distinguish homologous but distinct repeat element families. When tested on the human genome, this approach was able to properly identify and group known transposable elements. The program, should be useful for first-pass automatic classification of repeats in newly sequenced genomes.

There are three methods to install repeatmasker-recon 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 repeatmasker-recon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install repeatmasker-recon

Install repeatmasker-recon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install repeatmasker-recon

Install repeatmasker-recon 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 repeatmasker-recon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repeatmasker-recon

How To Uninstall repeatmasker-recon on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the repeatmasker-recon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove repeatmasker-recon

Uninstall repeatmasker-recon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove repeatmasker-recon

Remove repeatmasker-recon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge repeatmasker-recon

Remove repeatmasker-recon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repeatmasker-recon

Dependencies

repeatmasker-recon have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• perl

References

• repeatmasker-recon website

Summary

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