How To Install libdolfin2017.2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2017.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdolfin2017.2
libdolfin2017.2 is:
DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libdolfin2017.2 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 libdolfin2017.2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2017.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdolfin2017.2
Install libdolfin2017.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2017.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdolfin2017.2
Install libdolfin2017.2 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 libdolfin2017.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdolfin2017.2
How To Uninstall libdolfin2017.2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdolfin2017.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdolfin2017.2
Uninstall libdolfin2017.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdolfin2017.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfin2017.2
Remove libdolfin2017.2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdolfin2017.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfin2017.2
Remove libdolfin2017.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdolfin2017.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdolfin2017.2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2017.2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
