How To Install v-sim-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install v-sim-common on Kali Linux. v-sim-common is Visualize atomic structures (support files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install v-sim-common on Kali Linux.

What is v-sim-common

v-sim-common is:

V_Sim visualizes atomic structures such as crystals, grain boundaries, molecules and so on (either in binary format, or in plain text format).

This is the arch independent common parts of V_Sim.

There are three methods to install v-sim-common 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 v-sim-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install v-sim-common

Install v-sim-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install v-sim-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install v-sim-common

Install v-sim-common 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 v-sim-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install v-sim-common

How To Uninstall v-sim-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the v-sim-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove v-sim-common

Uninstall v-sim-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove v-sim-common

Remove v-sim-common Configurations and Data

To remove v-sim-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge v-sim-common

Remove v-sim-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove v-sim-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v-sim-common

Dependencies

v-sim-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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