How To Install python3-meshio on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-meshio on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-meshio is library for reading and writing mesh data (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-meshio

python3-meshio is:

Meshio can read from and write to various data formats representing unstructured meshes, such as DOLFIN, Gmsh, H5M or VTK.

This package provides the modules for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-meshio 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-meshio 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-meshio using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-meshio

Install python3-meshio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-meshio

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-meshio

How To Uninstall python3-meshio on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-meshio

Uninstall python3-meshio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-meshio

Remove python3-meshio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-meshio

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

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

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

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Summary

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