How To Install libxdmf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxdmf-dev
libxdmf-dev is:
This package contains the headers and development tools needed to build against the Xdmf libraries.
There are three methods to install libxdmf-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 libxdmf-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 libxdmf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdmf-dev
Install libxdmf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdmf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdmf-dev
Install libxdmf-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 libxdmf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdmf-dev
How To Uninstall libxdmf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxdmf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdmf-dev
Uninstall libxdmf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdmf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmf-dev
Remove libxdmf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxdmf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmf-dev
Remove libxdmf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdmf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdmf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmf-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
