How To Install libsundials-arkode2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-arkode2 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsundials-arkode2 is differential equation solver (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-arkode2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsundials-arkode2

libsundials-arkode2 is:

This package contains the library for differential equation (ODE) system solvers from SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers). ARKODE is a solver for multi-rate ODE systems (initial value problems) given in explicit form M*dy/dt = f(t,y)

There are three methods to install libsundials-arkode2 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 libsundials-arkode2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-arkode2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-arkode2

Install libsundials-arkode2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-arkode2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-arkode2

Install libsundials-arkode2 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 libsundials-arkode2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-arkode2

How To Uninstall libsundials-arkode2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-arkode2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-arkode2

Uninstall libsundials-arkode2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-arkode2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-arkode2

Remove libsundials-arkode2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-arkode2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-arkode2

Remove libsundials-arkode2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-arkode2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-arkode2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-arkode2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.