How to Install and Uninstall sniffles Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "sniffles" package

Learn how to install sniffles on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall sniffles on Kali Linux:


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

Package: sniffles
Version: 2.2-1
Installed-Size: 224
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Depends: python3-pysam, python3:any
Suggests: bwa
Size: 44856
SHA256: 70e6f4e17cfe8ad7d5378e0687a25004e074228fafbc80b6fa047aebdd5f1930
SHA1: e1c3bf0aed04e5b3d764a5f0e860aa32cae58b1a
MD5sum: d5f33e18803a54f87e6d50cbb286eca1
Description: structural variation caller using third-generation sequencing
Sniffles is a structural variation (SV) caller using third-generation
sequencing data such as those from Pacific Biosciences or Oxford
Nanopore platforms. It detects all types of SVs using evidence from
split-read alignments, high-mismatch regions, and coverage analysis.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/fritzsedlazeck/Sniffles
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sniffles/sniffles_2.2-1_all.deb