How To Install xmds2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmds2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmds2
xmds2 is:
XMDS is a code generator that integrates equations, from Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) up to stochastic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). You write them down in human readable form in an XML file, and it goes away and writes and compiles a C++ program that integrates those equations as fast as it can possibly be done in your architecture.
XMDS 2 is a major upgrade rewritten in Python which is faster and far more versatile than previous versions, allowing the efficient integration of almost any initial value problem on regular domains.
There are three methods to install xmds2 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 xmds2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmds2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmds2
Install xmds2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmds2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmds2
Install xmds2 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 xmds2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmds2
How To Uninstall xmds2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmds2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmds2
Uninstall xmds2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmds2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmds2
Remove xmds2 Configurations and Data
To remove xmds2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmds2
Remove xmds2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmds2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmds2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmds2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
