How To Install srf-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install srf-doc on Kali Linux.

What is srf-doc

srf-doc is:

SRF (sort for Sequence Read Format) is a generic format capable of storing data generated by any DNA sequencing technology. Hence it has sufficient flexibility to store data from current and future DNA sequencing technologies at minimal cost of implementation. Benefits include a single input file format for all downstream applications and a read lookup index enabling downstream formats to reference reads without duplication of all of the read specific information.

This package contains the version 1.3.2 of the specification.

There are three methods to install srf-doc 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 srf-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install srf-doc

Install srf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install srf-doc

Install srf-doc 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 srf-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install srf-doc

How To Uninstall srf-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the srf-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove srf-doc

Uninstall srf-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove srf-doc

Remove srf-doc Configurations and Data

To remove srf-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge srf-doc

Remove srf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srf-doc

Dependencies

srf-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• srf-doc website

Summary

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