How To Install python3-escript on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-escript on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-escript is Escript/Finley finite elements Python3 system (with OpenMP)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-escript on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-escript

python3-escript is:

Escript is a programming tool for implementing mathematical models in Python using the finite element method (FEM). Because users do not access the data structures it is very easy to use and scripts can run on desktop computers as well as highly parallel supercomputer without changes. Application areas for escript include earth mantle convection, geophysical inversion, earthquakes, porous media flow, reactive transport, plate subduction, erosion, and tsunamis.

Scripts can be executed in parallel (on varying numbers of threads or nodes) without any special modifications.

Escript now includes the esys.downunder module for 3D inversion of geophysical data sets. The current version supports gravity, magnetic and joint inversion.

This package contains the commands and libraries for Python3 with OpenMP threading and MPI multiprocess support.

There are three methods to install python3-escript 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 python3-escript Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-escript using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-escript

Install python3-escript Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-escript using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-escript

Install python3-escript 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 python3-escript using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-escript

How To Uninstall python3-escript on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-escript package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-escript

Uninstall python3-escript And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-escript and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-escript

Remove python3-escript Configurations and Data

To remove python3-escript configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-escript

Remove python3-escript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-escript configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-escript

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-escript package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.