How To Install gfsview on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsview on Debian 11. gfsview is graphical viewer for Gerris simulation files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsview on Debian 11.

What is `gfsview`

gfsview is:

Gerris is a system for the solution of the partial differential equations describing fluid flow.

GfsView displays the results of 2D and 3D Gerris simulations. A brief summary of its main features:

* Scalar and vector cross-sections.
* Isosurfaces.
* Streamlines.
* User-defined functions.
* Fast adaptive display (using the multiresolution data
  representation of Gerris).
* Scriptable.
* Offline image generation.
* Quality PostScript, PDF and bitmap outputs.

There are three methods to install gfsview on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gfsview Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gfsview

Install gfsview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gfsview

Install gfsview 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 gfsview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfsview

How To Uninstall gfsview on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove gfsview

Uninstall gfsview And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfsview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfsview

Remove gfsview Configurations and Data

To remove gfsview configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfsview

Remove gfsview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfsview

Dependencies

gfsview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsview package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.