How To Install openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfoam-examples
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is openfoam-examples
openfoam-examples is:
OpenFOAM is the free, open source CFD software released and developed primarily by OpenCFD Ltd since 2004. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to acoustics, solid mechanics and electromagnetics.
Package contains examples and tutorials.
There are three methods to install openfoam-examples
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openfoam-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openfoam-examples
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openfoam-examples
Install openfoam-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openfoam-examples
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openfoam-examples
Install openfoam-examples 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 openfoam-examples
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openfoam-examples
How To Uninstall openfoam-examples on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the openfoam-examples
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openfoam-examples
Uninstall openfoam-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openfoam-examples
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openfoam-examples
Remove openfoam-examples Configurations and Data
To remove openfoam-examples
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openfoam-examples
Remove openfoam-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openfoam-examples
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openfoam-examples
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfoam-examples
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.