How To Install last-merge-batches on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install last-align

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is last-merge-batches and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install last-merge-batches on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install last-merge-batches using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install last-merge-batches using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install last-align

Install last-merge-batches using apt

Because last-merge-batches is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install last-merge-batches using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install last-align

Install last-merge-batches using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install last-merge-batches by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install last-align

How to upgrade (update) a single package last-merge-batches using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the last-merge-batches, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install last-align

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install last-align

How To Uninstall last-merge-batches from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the last-merge-batches package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove last-align

Uninstall last-merge-batches and all its dependencies

To uninstall last-merge-batches and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove last-align

Remove last-merge-batches with all configurations and data

To remove last-merge-batches configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge last-align

Remove last-merge-batches completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to last-merge-batches package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

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

Extra info and code examples

LAST is software for comparing and aligning sequences, typically DNA or protein sequences. LAST is similar to BLAST, but it copes better with very large amounts of sequence data. Here are two things LAST is good at: * Comparing large (e.g. mammalian) genomes. * Mapping lots of sequence tags onto a genome. The main technical innovation is that LAST finds initial matches based on their multiplicity, instead of using a fixed size (e.g. BLAST uses 10-mers). This allows one to map tags to genomes without repeat-masking, without becoming overwhelmed by repetitive hits. To find these variable-sized matches, it uses a suffix array (inspired by Vmatch). To achieve high sensitivity, it uses a discontiguous suffix array, analogous to spaced seeds.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install last-merge-batches using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the last-merge-batches from Kali Linux.

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