How To Install libgfsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgfsgl-dev
libgfsgl-dev is:
Gerris is a system for the solution of the partial differential equations describing fluid flow.
GfsView displays the results of 2D and 3D Gerris simulations. A brief summary of its main features:
* Scalar and vector cross-sections.
* Isosurfaces.
* Streamlines.
* User-defined functions.
* Fast adaptive display (using the multiresolution data
representation of Gerris).
* Scriptable.
* Offline image generation.
* Quality PostScript, PDF and bitmap outputs.
The package contains development files
There are three methods to install libgfsgl-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 libgfsgl-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 libgfsgl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfsgl-dev
Install libgfsgl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfsgl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfsgl-dev
Install libgfsgl-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 libgfsgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfsgl-dev
How To Uninstall libgfsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgfsgl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfsgl-dev
Uninstall libgfsgl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfsgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfsgl-dev
Remove libgfsgl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgfsgl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfsgl-dev
Remove libgfsgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfsgl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfsgl-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfsgl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
