How To Install xppaut on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xppaut on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xppaut
xppaut is:
XPPAUT is a tool for solving * differential equations, * difference equations, * delay equations, * functional equations, * boundary value problems, and * stochastic equations.
The code brings together a number of useful algorithms and is extremely portable. All the graphics and interface are written completely in Xlib which explains the somewhat idiosyncratic and primitive widgets interface.
There are three methods to install xppaut 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 xppaut Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xppaut using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xppaut
Install xppaut Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xppaut using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xppaut
Install xppaut 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 xppaut using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xppaut
How To Uninstall xppaut on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xppaut package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xppaut
Uninstall xppaut And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xppaut and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xppaut
Remove xppaut Configurations and Data
To remove xppaut configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xppaut
Remove xppaut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xppaut configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xppaut
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xppaut package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
