How To Install libgdsii0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgdsii0
libgdsii0 is:
This is a C++ library for working with GDSII binary data files, intended primarily for use with the computational electromagnetism codes scuff-em and meep but sufficiently general-purpose to allow other uses as well.
There are three methods to install libgdsii0 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 libgdsii0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdsii0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdsii0
Install libgdsii0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdsii0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdsii0
Install libgdsii0 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 libgdsii0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdsii0
How To Uninstall libgdsii0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgdsii0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdsii0
Uninstall libgdsii0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdsii0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdsii0
Remove libgdsii0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdsii0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdsii0
Remove libgdsii0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdsii0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdsii0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.