How To Install freefem-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freefem-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is freefem-doc
freefem-doc is:
FreeFEM is a language adapted to Partial Differential equation. The underlying method used is the Finite Element Method. This tool has been successfully used as a teaching tool and even as a research tool.
There are three methods to install freefem-doc 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 freefem-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freefem-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freefem-doc
Install freefem-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freefem-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freefem-doc
Install freefem-doc 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 freefem-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freefem-doc
How To Uninstall freefem-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the freefem-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freefem-doc
Uninstall freefem-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freefem-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freefem-doc
Remove freefem-doc Configurations and Data
To remove freefem-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freefem-doc
Remove freefem-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freefem-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freefem-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freefem-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.