How To Install megahit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install megahit on Kali Linux. megahit is ultra-fast and memory-efficient meta-genome assembler

Introduction

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

What is megahit

megahit is:

Megahit is an ultra-fast and memory-efficient NGS assembler. It is optimized for metagenomes, but also works well on generic single genome assembly (small or mammalian size) and single-cell assembly.

The software was praised in a Briefings in Bioinformatics 5/2020 review (DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbaa085).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install megahit

Install megahit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install megahit

Install megahit 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 megahit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install megahit

How To Uninstall megahit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove megahit

Uninstall megahit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove megahit

Remove megahit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge megahit

Remove megahit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge megahit

Dependencies

megahit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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