How To Install python-dolfin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dolfin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dolfin
python-dolfin is:
DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.
This package contains the Python interface for DOLFIN (Python 2).
There are three methods to install python-dolfin 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 python-dolfin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dolfin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dolfin
Install python-dolfin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dolfin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dolfin
Install python-dolfin 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 python-dolfin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dolfin
How To Uninstall python-dolfin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dolfin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dolfin
Uninstall python-dolfin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dolfin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dolfin
Remove python-dolfin Configurations and Data
To remove python-dolfin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dolfin
Remove python-dolfin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dolfin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dolfin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dolfin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
