How To Install openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openfoam-examples
openfoam-examples is:
OpenFOAM is the leading free, open source software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD), owned by the OpenFOAM Foundation and distributed exclusively under the General Public Licence (GPL).
Package contains examples and tutorials.
There are three methods to install openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openfoam-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openfoam-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openfoam-examples
Install openfoam-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openfoam-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openfoam-examples
Install openfoam-examples 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 openfoam-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openfoam-examples
How To Uninstall openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openfoam-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openfoam-examples
Uninstall openfoam-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openfoam-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openfoam-examples
Remove openfoam-examples Configurations and Data
To remove openfoam-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openfoam-examples
Remove openfoam-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openfoam-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openfoam-examples
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfoam-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
