How To Install vt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vt on Kali Linux. vt is toolset for short variant discovery in genetic sequence data

Introduction

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

What is vt

vt is:

vt is a variant tool set that discovers short variants from Next Generation Sequencing data.

Vt-normalize is a tool to normalize representation of genetic variants in the VCF. Variant normalization is formally defined as the consistent representation of genetic variants in an unambiguous and concise way. In vt a simple general algorithm to enforce this is implemented.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vt

Install vt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vt

Install vt 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 vt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vt

How To Uninstall vt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vt

Uninstall vt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vt

Remove vt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vt

Remove vt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vt

Dependencies

vt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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