How To Install libmed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmed-dev
libmed-dev is:
MED-fichier (Modélisation et Echanges de Données, in English Modelisation and Data Exchange) is a library to store and exchange meshed data or computation results. It uses the HDF5 file format to store the data.
There are three methods to install libmed-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 libmed-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 libmed-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmed-dev
Install libmed-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmed-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmed-dev
Install libmed-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 libmed-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmed-dev
How To Uninstall libmed-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmed-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmed-dev
Uninstall libmed-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmed-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmed-dev
Remove libmed-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmed-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmed-dev
Remove libmed-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmed-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmed-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmed-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
