How To Install scilab-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-doc
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is scilab-doc
scilab-doc is:
Scilab is a matrix-based scientific software package. Scilab contains hundreds of built-in mathematical functions, rich data structures (including polynomials, rationals, linear systems, lists, etc…) and comes with a number of specific toolboxes for control, signal processing, …
This package also provides Xcos, a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated. Stable and efficient solution for industrial and academics needs, Xcos provides functionalities for modeling of mechanical systems (automotive, aeronautics…), hydraulic circuits (dam, pipe modeling…), control systems, etc. Modelica capabilities are also provided.
This package contains demos, examples and help pages.
There are three methods to install scilab-doc
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scilab-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scilab-doc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scilab-doc
Install scilab-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scilab-doc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scilab-doc
Install scilab-doc 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 scilab-doc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scilab-doc
How To Uninstall scilab-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the scilab-doc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scilab-doc
Uninstall scilab-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scilab-doc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scilab-doc
Remove scilab-doc Configurations and Data
To remove scilab-doc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scilab-doc
Remove scilab-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scilab-doc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scilab-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-doc
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.