How To Install python3-ffc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ffc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-ffc
python3-ffc is:
The FEniCS Form Compiler FFC provides state-of-the-art automatic and efficient evaluation of general multilinear forms (variational formulations) for FEniCS. FFC functions as the form evaluation system for DOLFIN but can also be used to compile forms for other systems.
FFC works as a compiler for multilinear forms by generating code (C or C++) for the evaluation of a multilinear form given in mathematical notation. This new approach to form evaluation makes it possible to combine generality with efficiency; the form can be given in mathematical notation and the generated code is as efficient as hand-optimized code.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-ffc 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-ffc 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-ffc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ffc
Install python3-ffc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ffc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ffc
Install python3-ffc 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-ffc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ffc
How To Uninstall python3-ffc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-ffc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ffc
Uninstall python3-ffc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ffc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ffc
Remove python3-ffc Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ffc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ffc
Remove python3-ffc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ffc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ffc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ffc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
