How To Install tm-align on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tm-align on Kali Linux.
What is tm-align
tm-align is:
TM-align is a computer algorithm for protein structure alignment using dynamic programming. The scoring is performed by the TM-score rotation matrix. This is similar to the RMSD in that unaligned portions of the structure influence the scoring less than the more structurally conserved regions.
There are three methods to install tm-align 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 tm-align Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tm-align using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tm-alignInstall tm-align Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tm-align using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tm-alignInstall tm-align 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tm-align using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tm-alignHow To Uninstall tm-align on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tm-align package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tm-alignUninstall tm-align And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tm-align and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tm-alignRemove tm-align Configurations and Data
To remove tm-align configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tm-alignRemove tm-align configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tm-align configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tm-alignDependencies
tm-align have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tm-align package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.