How To Install libexodusii-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexodusii-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexodusii-dev
libexodusii-dev is:
EXODUS II is a model developed to store and retrieve transient data for finite element analyses. It is used for preprocessing, postprocessing, as well as code to code data transfer. ExodusII is based on netcdf. It includes the nemesis parallel extension.
There are three methods to install libexodusii-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 libexodusii-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 libexodusii-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexodusii-dev
Install libexodusii-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexodusii-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexodusii-dev
Install libexodusii-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 libexodusii-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexodusii-dev
How To Uninstall libexodusii-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexodusii-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexodusii-dev
Uninstall libexodusii-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexodusii-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexodusii-dev
Remove libexodusii-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexodusii-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexodusii-dev
Remove libexodusii-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexodusii-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexodusii-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexodusii-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
