How To Install squizz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install squizz on Kali Linux. squizz is Converter for genetic sequences and alignments

Introduction

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

What is squizz

squizz is:

Squizz is a sequence/alignment format checker, but it has some conversion capabilities too. Most common sequence and alignment formats are supported :

  • EMBL, FASTA, GCG, GDE, GENBANK, IG, NBRF, PIR (codata), RAW, and SWISSPROT.
  • CLUSTAL, FASTA, MEGA, MSF, NEXUS, PHYLIP (interleaved and sequential) and STOCKHOLM.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install squizz

Install squizz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install squizz

Install squizz 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 squizz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install squizz

How To Uninstall squizz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove squizz

Uninstall squizz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove squizz

Remove squizz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge squizz

Remove squizz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squizz

Dependencies

squizz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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