How to Install and Uninstall skewer Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "skewer" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install skewer on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                skewer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "skewer" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall skewer on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                skewer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the skewer package on Kali Linux

Package: skewer
Source: skewer (0.2.2-6)
Version: 0.2.2-6+b1
Installed-Size: 216
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Size: 88496
SHA256: 9032013f700f32b3e74bcf383d63803708512f4c4067b6b9cea172b6634ea231
SHA1: 8700c347003fecdaa31cdbc1e863a01aa4ddc3d6
MD5sum: 02f26c23a04be72334064c1b679a5c55
Description: post-processing of high-throughput DNA sequence reads
skewer implements the bit-masked k-difference matching algorithm
dedicated to the task of adapter trimming and it is specially designed
for processing next-generation sequencing (NGS) paired-end sequences.
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Features
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* Detection and removal of adapter sequences
* Insertion and deletion allowed in pattern matching
* Targeted at Single End, Paired End (PE), and Long Mate Pair (LMP) reads
* Demultiplexing of barcoded sequencing runs
* Multi-threading support
* Trimming based on phred quality scores
* IUPAC characters for barcodes and adapters
* Compressed input and output support
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/relipmoc/skewer
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/skewer/skewer_0.2.2-6+b1_amd64.deb