How To Install scilab-full-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-full-bin
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is scilab-full-bin
scilab-full-bin 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 the architecture specific binary files.
There are three methods to install scilab-full-bin
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-full-bin 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-full-bin
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scilab-full-bin
Install scilab-full-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scilab-full-bin
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scilab-full-bin
Install scilab-full-bin 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-full-bin
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scilab-full-bin
How To Uninstall scilab-full-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the scilab-full-bin
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scilab-full-bin
Uninstall scilab-full-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scilab-full-bin
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scilab-full-bin
Remove scilab-full-bin Configurations and Data
To remove scilab-full-bin
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scilab-full-bin
Remove scilab-full-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scilab-full-bin
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scilab-full-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-full-bin
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.