How To Install achilles on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is achilles

achilles is:

Achilles is an artificial life and evolution simulator that uses Hebbian
neural networks and OpenGL/SDL to simulate life in a simplified environment.
It is based on Larry Yaeger’s PolyWorld.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install achilles

Install achilles Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install achilles

Install achilles 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 achilles using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install achilles

How To Uninstall achilles on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove achilles

Uninstall achilles And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove achilles

Remove achilles Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge achilles

Remove achilles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge achilles

Dependencies

achilles have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libglu1-mesa
• libpng16-16
• libsdl1.2debian
• libstdc++6

References

• achilles website

Summary

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