How To Install uc-echo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install uc-echo on Kali Linux. uc-echo is error correction algorithm designed for short-reads from NGS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uc-echo on Kali Linux.

What is uc-echo

uc-echo is:

ECHO is an error correction algorithm designed for short-reads from next-generation sequencing platforms such as Illumina’s Genome Analyzer II. The algorithm uses a Bayesian framework to improve the quality of the reads in a given data set by employing maximum a posteriori estimation.

There are three methods to install uc-echo 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 uc-echo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uc-echo

Install uc-echo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uc-echo

Install uc-echo 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 uc-echo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uc-echo

How To Uninstall uc-echo on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the uc-echo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uc-echo

Uninstall uc-echo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uc-echo

Remove uc-echo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uc-echo

Remove uc-echo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uc-echo

Dependencies

uc-echo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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