How To Install calculix-ccx-test on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-ccx-test on Ubuntu 18.04. calculix-ccx-test is Three-Dimensional Structural Finite Element Program (documentation files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-ccx-test on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is calculix-ccx-test

calculix-ccx-test is:

CalculiX is a free and open source finite element analysis application that uses a similar input format to Abaqus. It has an implicit and explicit solver and a pre and post processor (CGX).

This package contains example files for CalculiX CrunchiX.

There are three methods to install calculix-ccx-test 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 calculix-ccx-test Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install calculix-ccx-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install calculix-ccx-test

Install calculix-ccx-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install calculix-ccx-test using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install calculix-ccx-test

Install calculix-ccx-test 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 calculix-ccx-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calculix-ccx-test

How To Uninstall calculix-ccx-test on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the calculix-ccx-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove calculix-ccx-test

Uninstall calculix-ccx-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calculix-ccx-test

Remove calculix-ccx-test Configurations and Data

To remove calculix-ccx-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge calculix-ccx-test

Remove calculix-ccx-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove calculix-ccx-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calculix-ccx-test

References

Summary

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