How To Install scrm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrm on Debian 9.
What is scrm
scrm is:
scrm simulates the evolution of genetic sequences.
It takes a neutral evolutionary model as input, and generates random sequences that evolved under the model. As coalescent simulator, it traces the ancestry of the sampled sequences backwards in time and is therefore extremely efficient. Compared to other coalescent simulators, it can simulate chromosome-scale sequences without a measureable reduction of genetic linkage between different sites.
There are three methods to install scrm 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 scrm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scrm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scrm
Install scrm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scrm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scrm
Install scrm 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 scrm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scrm
How To Uninstall scrm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the scrm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scrm
Uninstall scrm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scrm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrm
Remove scrm Configurations and Data
To remove scrm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scrm
Remove scrm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scrm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrm
Dependencies
scrm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.