How To Install python3-xdmf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xdmf on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-xdmf is Python3 wrappers for the eXtensible Data Model and Format library

Introduction

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

What is python3-xdmf

python3-xdmf is:

This package provides python3 wrappers for the libXDMF library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-xdmf

Install python3-xdmf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-xdmf

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-xdmf

How To Uninstall python3-xdmf on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-xdmf

Uninstall python3-xdmf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xdmf

Remove python3-xdmf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xdmf

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

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

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

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Summary

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