How To Install yorick-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yorick-dev
yorick-dev is:
Yorick is an interpreted programming language for:
- scientific simulations or calculations
- postprocessing or steering large simulation codes
- interactive scientific graphics
- reading, writing, and translating large files of numbers
The yorick-dev package contains the files needed to compile (or package) plug-ins or custom `yorick’ executables.
There are three methods to install yorick-dev 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 yorick-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yorick-dev
Install yorick-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yorick-dev
Install yorick-dev 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 yorick-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yorick-dev
How To Uninstall yorick-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yorick-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yorick-dev
Uninstall yorick-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yorick-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-dev
Remove yorick-dev Configurations and Data
To remove yorick-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-dev
Remove yorick-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yorick-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yorick-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
