How To Install seqprep on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is seqprep

seqprep is:

SeqPrep is a program to merge paired end Illumina reads that are overlapping into a single longer read. It may also just be used for its adapter trimming feature without doing any paired end overlap. When an adapter sequence is present, that means that the two reads must overlap (in most cases) so they are forcefully merged. When reads do not have adapter sequence they must be treated with care when doing the merging, so a much more specific approach is taken. The default parameters were chosen with specificity in mind, so that they could be ran on libraries where very few reads are expected to overlap. It is always safest though to save the overlapping procedure for libraries where you have some prior knowledge that a significant portion of the reads will have some overlap.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install seqprep

Install seqprep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install seqprep

Install seqprep 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 seqprep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install seqprep

How To Uninstall seqprep on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove seqprep

Uninstall seqprep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove seqprep

Remove seqprep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge seqprep

Remove seqprep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seqprep

Dependencies

seqprep have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• seqprep website

Summary

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