How To Install scrm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 scrm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scrm

How To Uninstall scrm on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrm

Remove scrm Configurations and Data

To remove scrm configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• scrm website

Summary

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