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