How To Install scram on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install scram on Ubuntu 18.04. scram is Probabilistic Risk Analysis Tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scram on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is scram

scram is:

A command line probabilistic risk analysis tool capable of performing event tree analysis, static fault tree analysis, analysis with common cause failure models, probability calculations with importance analysis, and uncertainty analysis with Monte Carlo simulations.

There are three methods to install scram on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install scram Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scram

Install scram Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scram

Install scram 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install scram

How To Uninstall scram on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove scram

Uninstall scram And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scram

Remove scram Configurations and Data

To remove scram configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scram

Remove scram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scram

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scram package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.