How To Install exodusii on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install exodusii on CentOS 7. exodusii is Library to store and retrieve transient finite element data

Introduction

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

What is exodusii

EXODUS II is a model developed to store and retrieve data for finite element analyses. It is used for pre-processing (problem definition), post-processing (results visualization), as well as code to code data transfer. An EXODUS II data file is a random access, machine independent, binary file that is written and read via C, C++, or Fortran library routines which comprise the Application Programming Interface (API).

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

Install exodusii on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install exodusii

Install exodusii 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 exodusii using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install exodusii

How To Uninstall exodusii on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove exodusii

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Summary

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