How To Install epigrass on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epigrass on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is epigrass
epigrass is:
Epigrass is a software for visualizing, analyzing and simulating of epidemic processes on geo-referenced networks.
EpiGrass can interact with the GRASS GIS from which it can obtain maps and other geo-referenced information. However, EpiGrass does not require an installation of the GRASS GIS for most of its features.
There are three methods to install epigrass on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install epigrass Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install epigrass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install epigrass
Install epigrass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install epigrass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install epigrass
Install epigrass 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 epigrass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install epigrass
How To Uninstall epigrass on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the epigrass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove epigrass
Uninstall epigrass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall epigrass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove epigrass
Remove epigrass Configurations and Data
To remove epigrass configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge epigrass
Remove epigrass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove epigrass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epigrass
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epigrass package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
