How To Install python-sfepy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sfepy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sfepy
python-sfepy is:
SfePy is a software for solving systems of coupled partial differential equations (PDEs) by the finite element method in 1D, 2D and 3D. It can be viewed both as black-box PDE solver, and as a Python package which can be used for building custom applications. The word “simple” means that complex FEM problems can be coded very easily and rapidly.
There are three methods to install python-sfepy 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 python-sfepy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sfepy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sfepy
Install python-sfepy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sfepy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sfepy
Install python-sfepy 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 python-sfepy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sfepy
How To Uninstall python-sfepy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sfepy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sfepy
Uninstall python-sfepy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sfepy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sfepy
Remove python-sfepy Configurations and Data
To remove python-sfepy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sfepy
Remove python-sfepy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sfepy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sfepy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sfepy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
