How To Install gfsview-batch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsview-batch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gfsview-batch
gfsview-batch 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-batch 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 gfsview-batch 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-batch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfsview-batch
Install gfsview-batch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfsview-batch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfsview-batch
Install gfsview-batch 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 gfsview-batch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfsview-batch
How To Uninstall gfsview-batch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gfsview-batch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfsview-batch
Uninstall gfsview-batch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfsview-batch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfsview-batch
Remove gfsview-batch Configurations and Data
To remove gfsview-batch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfsview-batch
Remove gfsview-batch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfsview-batch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfsview-batch
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsview-batch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
