Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
sudo apt install ncbi-blast+
# Prerequisites
sudo dnf install -y perl-core
# Installation
wget https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/LATEST/ncbi-blast-2.10.1+-x64-linux.tar.gz
tar -xvzf ./ncbi-blast-2.10.1+-x64-linux.tar.gz
mv ./ncbi-blast-2.10.1+/bin/* /usr/local/bin
# test installation
blastn -help
blastn -version
# update database
update_blastdb.pl --passive --decompress 16S_ribosomal_RNA
NB! : Check the latest version at this repository: https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/LATEST/
Add BLAST to a system $PATH variable
export PATH=$HOME/metagenomics/ncbi-blast+/bin:$PATH