How To Install gvb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvb on Debian 9.
What is gvb
gvb is:
Good ViBrations (gvb) is a small program that aims at providing a nice interface to play with waves in 1 or 2 dimensions.
It features several ways of setting initial conditions, as well as different calculation methods and graphic outputs. It is also possible to dump animation frames to png images in order to make a movie with them.
It relies on the Python library scipy to get the best possible performance in calculations.
There are three methods to install gvb on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gvb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gvb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvb
Install gvb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvb
Install gvb 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gvb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvb
How To Uninstall gvb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gvb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvb
Uninstall gvb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvb
Remove gvb Configurations and Data
To remove gvb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvb
Remove gvb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvb
Dependencies
gvb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.