How To Install srst2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install srst2 on Kali Linux. srst2 is Short Read Sequence Typing for Bacterial Pathogens

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install srst2 on Kali Linux.

What is srst2

srst2 is:

This program is designed to take Illumina sequence data, a MLST database and/or a database of gene sequences (e.g. resistance genes, virulence genes, etc) and report the presence of STs and/or reference genes.

There are three methods to install srst2 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 srst2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install srst2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install srst2

Install srst2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install srst2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install srst2

Install srst2 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 srst2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install srst2

How To Uninstall srst2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the srst2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove srst2

Uninstall srst2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall srst2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove srst2

Remove srst2 Configurations and Data

To remove srst2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge srst2

Remove srst2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove srst2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srst2

Dependencies

srst2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install srst2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.