How To Install libmadlib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmadlib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmadlib
libmadlib is:
This package contains the dynamic libraries for MAdLib.
MAdLib is a library that performs global node repositioning and mesh adaptation by local mesh modifications on tetrahedral or triangular meshes. It is designed to frequently adapt the mesh in transient computations. MAdLib is written in C++.
The adaptation procedure is driven by two objectives:
make the edge lengths as close as possible to a (non-homogenous) prescribed length,
maintain a satisfying element quality everywhere.
MAdLib can be used in transient computations in order to maintain a satisfying element quality (moving boundaries, multiphase flows with interface tracking, …) or/and to apply selective refinements and coarsenings (error estimators based, interface capturing: shocks, free surfaces, …).
There are three methods to install libmadlib 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 libmadlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmadlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmadlib
Install libmadlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmadlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmadlib
Install libmadlib 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 libmadlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmadlib
How To Uninstall libmadlib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmadlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmadlib
Uninstall libmadlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmadlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmadlib
Remove libmadlib Configurations and Data
To remove libmadlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmadlib
Remove libmadlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmadlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmadlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmadlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
