How To Install sga on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sga on Kali Linux. sga is de novo genome assembler that uses string graphs

Introduction

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

What is sga

sga is:

The major goal of SGA is to be very memory efficient, which is achieved by using a compressed representation of DNA sequence reads.

SGA is a de novo assembler for DNA sequence reads. It is based on Gene Myers' string graph formulation of assembly and uses the FM-index/Burrows-Wheeler transform to efficiently find overlaps between sequence reads.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sga

Install sga Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sga

Install sga 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 sga using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sga

How To Uninstall sga on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sga

Uninstall sga And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sga

Remove sga Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sga

Remove sga configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sga

Dependencies

sga have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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