How To Install z88-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install z88-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. z88-doc is Finite Element Analysis Program - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install z88-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is z88-doc

z88-doc is:

Z88 features 20 finite element types covering plane stress, plate bending, axial symmetric structures and spacial structures up to 20-node Serendipity hexahedrons. Z88 comes with a user-friendly interface, a powerful mesh generator, a DXF-converter, two plot programs and, of course, two powerful solvers. Import of COSMOS files from Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MECHANICA is supported.

This package contains the documentation

There are three methods to install z88-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 z88-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 z88-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install z88-doc

Install z88-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install z88-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install z88-doc

Install z88-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 z88-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install z88-doc

How To Uninstall z88-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the z88-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove z88-doc

Uninstall z88-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall z88-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove z88-doc

Remove z88-doc Configurations and Data

To remove z88-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge z88-doc

Remove z88-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove z88-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge z88-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install z88-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.