How To Install treeviewx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install treeviewx on Kali Linux. treeviewx is Displays and prints phylogenetic trees

Introduction

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

What is treeviewx

treeviewx is:

TreeView X is an open source and multi-platform program to display phylogenetic trees. It can read and display NEXUS and Newick format tree files (such as those output by PAUP*, ClustalX, TREE-PUZZLE, and other programs). It allows one to order the branches of the trees, and to export the trees in SVG format.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install treeviewx

Install treeviewx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install treeviewx

Install treeviewx 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 treeviewx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install treeviewx

How To Uninstall treeviewx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove treeviewx

Uninstall treeviewx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove treeviewx

Remove treeviewx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge treeviewx

Remove treeviewx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge treeviewx

Dependencies

treeviewx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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