How To Install libxdmf3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmf3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxdmf3
libxdmf3 is:
The need for a standardized method to exchange scientific data between High Performance Computing codes and tools lead to the development of the eXtensible Data Model and Format (XDMF) . Uses for XDMF range from a standard format used by HPC codes to take advantage of widely used visualization programs like ParaView and VisIt, to a mechanism for performing coupled calculations using multiple, previously stand alone codes.
XDMF uses XML to store Light data and to describe the data Model. HDF5 is used to store Heavy data. The data Format is stored redundantly in both XML and HDF5. This allows tools to parse XML to determine the resources that will be required to access the Heavy data.
This package provides a version built on the serial version of HDF5.
There are three methods to install libxdmf3 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 libxdmf3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdmf3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdmf3
Install libxdmf3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdmf3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdmf3
Install libxdmf3 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 libxdmf3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdmf3
How To Uninstall libxdmf3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxdmf3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdmf3
Uninstall libxdmf3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdmf3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmf3
Remove libxdmf3 Configurations and Data
To remove libxdmf3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmf3
Remove libxdmf3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdmf3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdmf3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmf3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
