How to install fastANI in windows with WSL and ubuntu

Question

[noobiestar]

I have windows 10 OS. i want to install fastANI. I tried to use the link https://github.com/ParBLiSS/FastANI But could not complete, because I dont know how to install it by download and compile. I have WSL and ubuntu downloaded in my computer for this purpose. Any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

[GenoMax]

Have you tried downloading the compiled binary found here and checked if it works?

[noobiestar]

I downloaded it. But it is opening as a binary file with lots of alphabets and other characters. I could not install. Could you please tell how to install it using that compiled binary file?

[GenoMax]

No installation should be needed and you don't need to "open" a binary file. Simply run the program after adding execute permissions (chmod a+r fastANI).

./fastANI -h

[noobiestar]

Thank you so much.