How To Install sniffles on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sniffles on Kali Linux. sniffles is structural variation caller using third-generation sequencing

Introduction

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

What is sniffles

sniffles is:

Sniffles is a structural variation (SV) caller using third-generation sequencing data such as those from Pacific Biosciences or Oxford Nanopore platforms. It detects all types of SVs using evidence from split-read alignments, high-mismatch regions, and coverage analysis.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sniffles

Install sniffles Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sniffles

Install sniffles 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 sniffles using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sniffles

How To Uninstall sniffles on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sniffles

Uninstall sniffles And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sniffles

Remove sniffles Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sniffles

Remove sniffles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sniffles

Dependencies

sniffles have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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