Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prank on Kali Linux.
What is prank
prank is:
PRANK is a probabilistic multiple alignment program for DNA, codon
and amino-acid sequences. It’s based on a novel algorithm that treats
insertions correctly and avoids over-estimation of the number of
deletion events. In addition, PRANK borrows ideas from maximum
likelihood methods used in phylogenetics and correctly takes into
account the evolutionary distances between sequences. Lastly, PRANK
allows for defining a potential structure for sequences to be aligned
and then, simultaneously with the alignment, predicts the locations
of structural units in the sequences.
PRANK is a command-line program for UNIX-style environments but the
same sequence alignment engine is implemented in the graphical
program PRANKSTER. In addition to providing a user-friendly interface
to those not familiar with Unix systems, PRANKSTER is an alignment
browser for alignments saved in the HSAML format. The novel format
allows for storing all the information generated by the aligner and
the alignment browser is a convenient way to analyse and manipulate
the data.
PRANK aims at an evolutionarily correct sequence alignment and often
the result looks different from ones generated with other alignment
methods. There are, however, cases where the different look is caused
by violations of the method’s assumptions. To understand why things
may go wrong and how to avoid that, read this explanation of
differences between PRANK and traditional progressive alignment
methods.
There are three methods to install prank 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 prank Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install prank using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install prank
Install prank Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prank using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install prankInstall prank 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 prank using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install prankHow To Uninstall prank on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the prank package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove prank
Uninstall prank And Its Dependencies
To uninstall prank and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove prank
Remove prank Configurations and Data
To remove prank configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge prankRemove prank configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove prank configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prankDependencies
prank have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prank package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
