How To Install libdune-typetree-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdune-typetree-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdune-typetree-dev is toolbox for solving PDEs – typed tree template library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdune-typetree-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdune-typetree-dev

libdune-typetree-dev is:

DUNE, the Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment is a modular toolbox for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) with grid-based methods. It supports the easy implementation of methods like Finite Elements (FE), Finite Volumes (FV), and also Finite Differences (FD).

This package contains the development files for the typed tree template library.

There are three methods to install libdune-typetree-dev 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 libdune-typetree-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdune-typetree-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdune-typetree-dev

Install libdune-typetree-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdune-typetree-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdune-typetree-dev

Install libdune-typetree-dev 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 libdune-typetree-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdune-typetree-dev

How To Uninstall libdune-typetree-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdune-typetree-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdune-typetree-dev

Uninstall libdune-typetree-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdune-typetree-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdune-typetree-dev

Remove libdune-typetree-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdune-typetree-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdune-typetree-dev

Remove libdune-typetree-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdune-typetree-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdune-typetree-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdune-typetree-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.