How To Install xflr5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xflr5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. xflr5-doc is xflr5 documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xflr5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xflr5-doc

xflr5-doc is:

XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers.

This package provides the documentation for XFLR5.

There are three methods to install xflr5-doc 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 xflr5-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 xflr5-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xflr5-doc

Install xflr5-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xflr5-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xflr5-doc

Install xflr5-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 xflr5-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xflr5-doc

How To Uninstall xflr5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xflr5-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xflr5-doc

Uninstall xflr5-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xflr5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xflr5-doc

Remove xflr5-doc Configurations and Data

To remove xflr5-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xflr5-doc

Remove xflr5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xflr5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xflr5-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xflr5-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.