How To Install simh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install simh on Kali Linux. simh is Emulators for 33 different computers

Introduction

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

What is simh

simh is:

This is the SIMH set of emulators for 33 different computers: DEC PDP-1, PDP-4, PDP-7, PDP-8, PDP-9, DEC PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-15, Data General Nova, Eclipse, GRI-909, Honeywell 316, 516, HP 2100, IBM System 3 Model 10, 1401, 7094 IBM 1620 Model 1, IBM 1620 Model 2, Interdata 3, 4, 5, 70, 80, 7/16, 8/16, 8/16E, Interdata 7/32, 8/32, SDS 940, LGP-21, LGP-30, DEC VAX (but cannot include the microcode due to copyright)

There are three methods to install simh 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 simh Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simh

Install simh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simh

Install simh 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 simh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simh

How To Uninstall simh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove simh

Uninstall simh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simh

Remove simh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge simh

Remove simh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simh

Dependencies

simh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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