How To Install octave-secs1d on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-secs1d on Ubuntu 18.04. octave-secs1d is semi conductor simulator in 1D for Octave

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-secs1d on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is octave-secs1d

octave-secs1d is:

This package contains functions for running a drift-diffusion simulator for 1d semiconductor devices in Octave, a scientific computation software.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-secs1d 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 octave-secs1d Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-secs1d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-secs1d

Install octave-secs1d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-secs1d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install octave-secs1d

Install octave-secs1d 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 octave-secs1d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-secs1d

How To Uninstall octave-secs1d on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the octave-secs1d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-secs1d

Uninstall octave-secs1d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-secs1d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-secs1d

Remove octave-secs1d Configurations and Data

To remove octave-secs1d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-secs1d

Remove octave-secs1d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove octave-secs1d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-secs1d

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-secs1d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.