How To Install flexpart on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flexpart on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is flexpart
flexpart is:
The FLEXPART model is a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model developed at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research. The model development team consists of Andreas Stohl (who originally wrote FLEXPART), Sabine Eckhardt, Harald Sodemann, and John Burkhart.
There are three methods to install flexpart 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 flexpart Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flexpart using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flexpart
Install flexpart Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flexpart using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flexpart
Install flexpart 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 flexpart using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flexpart
How To Uninstall flexpart on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the flexpart package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flexpart
Uninstall flexpart And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flexpart and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flexpart
Remove flexpart Configurations and Data
To remove flexpart configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flexpart
Remove flexpart configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flexpart configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flexpart
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flexpart package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.