How To Install xfoil on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfoil on Debian 9. xfoil is program for the design and analysis of subsonic airfoils

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfoil on Debian 9.

What is xfoil

xfoil is:

XFOIL is an interactive program for the design and analysis of subsonic isolated airfoils. It consists of a collection of menu-driven routines which perform various useful functions such as:

  • Viscous (or inviscid) analysis of an existing airfoil
  • Airfoil design and redesign by interactive specification of a surface speed distribution via screen cursor or mouse
  • Airfoil redesign by interactive specification of new geometric parameters
  • Blending of airfoils
  • Drag polar calculation with fixed or varying Reynolds and/or Mach numbers.
  • Plotting of geometry, pressure distributions, and polars

There are three methods to install xfoil on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xfoil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfoil

Install xfoil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfoil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfoil

Install xfoil 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xfoil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfoil

How To Uninstall xfoil on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfoil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfoil

Uninstall xfoil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfoil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfoil

Remove xfoil Configurations and Data

To remove xfoil configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfoil

Remove xfoil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfoil

Dependencies

xfoil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfoil package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.