How To Install epigrass on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install epigrass on Kali Linux. epigrass is scientific tool for simulations and scenario analysis in network epidemiology

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install epigrass on Kali Linux.

What is epigrass

epigrass is:

Epigrass is a software for visualizing, analyzing and simulating of epidemic processes on geo-referenced networks.

EpiGrass can interact with the GRASS GIS from which it can obtain maps and other geo-referenced information. However, EpiGrass does not require an installation of the GRASS GIS for most of its features.

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

Install epigrass Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install epigrass

Install epigrass Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install epigrass

Install epigrass Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install epigrass

How To Uninstall epigrass on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove epigrass

Uninstall epigrass And Its Dependencies

To uninstall epigrass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove epigrass

Remove epigrass Configurations and Data

To remove epigrass configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge epigrass

Remove epigrass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epigrass

Dependencies

epigrass have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install epigrass package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.