Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qcat-examples on Kali Linux.
What is qcat-examples
qcat-examples is:
Qcat is a command-line tool for demultiplexing Oxford Nanopore reads
from FASTQ files. It accepts basecalled FASTQ files and splits the reads
into separate FASTQ files based on their barcode. Qcat makes the
demultiplexing algorithms used in albacore/guppy and EPI2ME available to
be used locally with FASTQ files. Currently qcat implements the EPI2ME
algorithm.
This package contains examples to test qcat.
There are three methods to install qcat-examples 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 qcat-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qcat-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qcat-examplesInstall qcat-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qcat-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qcat-examplesInstall qcat-examples 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qcat-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qcat-examples
How To Uninstall qcat-examples on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qcat-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qcat-examples
Uninstall qcat-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qcat-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qcat-examples
Remove qcat-examples Configurations and Data
To remove qcat-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qcat-examples
Remove qcat-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qcat-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qcat-examples
Dependencies
qcat-examples have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qcat-examples package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
