How To Install avl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install avl on CentOS 7. avl is Aerodynamic and flight-dynamic analysis of rigid aircrafts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install avl on CentOS 7.

What is avl

AVL is a program for the aerodynamic and flight-dynamic analysis of rigid aircraft of arbitrary configuration. It employs an extended vortex lattice model for the lifting surfaces, together with a slender-body model for fuselages and nacelles. General nonlinear flight states can be specified. The flight dynamic analysis combines a full linearization of the aerodynamic model about any flight state, together with specified mass properties.

We can use yum or dnf to install avl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install avl.

Install avl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install avl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install avl

Install avl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install avl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install avl

How To Uninstall avl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove avl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install avl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.