How To Install wham-align on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wham-align on Kali Linux. wham-align is Wisconsins High-Throughput Alignment Method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wham-align on Kali Linux.

What is wham-align

wham-align is:

This package provides functionality analogous to BWA or bowtie in aligning reads from next-generation DNA sequencing machines against a reference genome.

There are three methods to install wham-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 wham-align Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wham-align

Install wham-align Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wham-align

Install wham-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install wham-align using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wham-align

How To Uninstall wham-align on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wham-align package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wham-align

Uninstall wham-align And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wham-align

Remove wham-align Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wham-align

Remove wham-align configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wham-align

Dependencies

wham-align have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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