How To Install libopenems-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenems-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenems-dev
libopenems-dev is:
This package contains the development files for all the libraries provided by openEMS.
openEMS is a simulator for electromagnetic problems using the FDTD algorithm.
There are three methods to install libopenems-dev 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 libopenems-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenems-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenems-dev
Install libopenems-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenems-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenems-dev
Install libopenems-dev 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 libopenems-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenems-dev
How To Uninstall libopenems-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenems-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenems-dev
Uninstall libopenems-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenems-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenems-dev
Remove libopenems-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenems-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenems-dev
Remove libopenems-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenems-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenems-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenems-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
