How To Install aevol on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install aevol on Debian 9. aevol is digital genetics model to run Evolution Experiments in silico

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aevol on Debian 9.

What is aevol

aevol is:

Aevol is a digital genetics model: populations of digital organisms are subjected to a process of selection and variation, which creates a Darwinian dynamics.

By modifying the characteristics of selection (e.g. population size, type of environment, environmental variations) or variation (e.g. mutation rates, chromosomal rearrangement rates, types of rearrangements, horizontal transfer), one can study experimentally the impact of these parameters on the structure of the evolved organisms. In particular, since Aevol integrates a precise and realistic model of the genome, it allows for the study of structural variations of the genome (e.g. number of genes, synteny, proportion of coding sequences).

The simulation platform comes along with a set of tools for analysing phylogenies and measuring many characteristics of the organisms and populations along evolution.

There are three methods to install aevol on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aevol Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aevol using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aevol

Install aevol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aevol using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aevol

Install aevol 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install aevol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aevol

How To Uninstall aevol on Debian 9

To uninstall only the aevol package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aevol

Uninstall aevol And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aevol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aevol

Remove aevol Configurations and Data

To remove aevol configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aevol

Remove aevol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aevol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aevol

Dependencies

aevol have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aevol package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.