How To Install libsundials-cvode3 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode3 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsundials-cvode3 is ordinary differential equation solver (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsundials-cvode3

libsundials-cvode3 is:

This package contains the library for ordinary differential equation (ODE) system solvers from SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers). CVODE is a solver for stiff and nonstiff ODE systems (initial value problem) given in explicit form dy/dt = f(t,y).

There are three methods to install libsundials-cvode3 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-cvode3 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-cvode3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-cvode3

Install libsundials-cvode3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-cvode3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-cvode3

Install libsundials-cvode3 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-cvode3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-cvode3

How To Uninstall libsundials-cvode3 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-cvode3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-cvode3

Uninstall libsundials-cvode3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-cvode3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-cvode3

Remove libsundials-cvode3 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-cvode3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-cvode3

Remove libsundials-cvode3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-cvode3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-cvode3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.