How To Install v-sim-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install v-sim-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is v-sim-common
v-sim-common is:
V_Sim visualizes atomic structures such as crystals, grain boundaries, molecules and so on (either in binary format, or in plain text format).
This is the arch independent common parts of V_Sim.
There are three methods to install v-sim-common 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 v-sim-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install v-sim-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install v-sim-common
Install v-sim-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install v-sim-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install v-sim-common
Install v-sim-common 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 v-sim-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install v-sim-common
How To Uninstall v-sim-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the v-sim-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove v-sim-common
Uninstall v-sim-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall v-sim-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove v-sim-common
Remove v-sim-common Configurations and Data
To remove v-sim-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge v-sim-common
Remove v-sim-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove v-sim-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v-sim-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install v-sim-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
