How To Install gravit on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gravit
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gravit
gravit is:
Gravit is a free, visually stunning gravity simulator, where you can spend endless time experimenting with various configurations of simulated universes.
Features:
- Stunning visualisations
- Create unlimited variations of simulations
- You can view the simulation in 3D without glasses using stereoscopic imaging
- Can be installed as a screen saver in Windows
- You can record, then play back at any speed
- Stores every particle’s position for every frame in memory
- Compresses history when needed, for very long recordings
- Mouse controllable rotation
- Console with script execution
- Colours can be based on mass, velocity, acceleration, momentum or kinetic energy
- Save and Load simulations
- Update display/input while recording a frame
There are three methods to install gravit
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gravit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gravit
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gravit
Install gravit Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gravit
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gravit
Install gravit 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 gravit
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gravit
How To Uninstall gravit on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gravit
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gravit
Uninstall gravit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gravit
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gravit
Remove gravit Configurations and Data
To remove gravit
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gravit
Remove gravit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gravit
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gravit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gravit
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.