How To Install salmid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install salmid on Kali Linux. salmid is rapid Kmer based Salmonella identifier from sequence data

Introduction

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

What is salmid

salmid is:

SalmID enables rapid confirmation of Salmonella spp. and subspp. from sequence data. This is done by checking taxonomic ID of single isolate samples. Currently only IDs Salmonella species and subspecies, and some common contaminants (Listeria, Escherichia).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install salmid

Install salmid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install salmid

Install salmid 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 salmid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install salmid

How To Uninstall salmid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove salmid

Uninstall salmid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove salmid

Remove salmid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge salmid

Remove salmid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge salmid

Dependencies

salmid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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