How To Install calculix-cgx-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-cgx-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. calculix-cgx-examples is Example files for Calculix GraphiX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-cgx-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is calculix-cgx-examples

calculix-cgx-examples is:

CalculiX GraphiX (cgx) is a 3-dimensional pre- and post-processor for finite elemnts. CalculiX CrunchiX Finite Element Models can be build, calculated and post-processed. The pre- and post-processor is an interactive 3D-tool using the openGL API.

In addition to the Calculix CrunchiX results files (frd) results from OpenFoam, Duns (2D and 3D), Isaac (2D and 3D) and Nastran (f06) can be read. For preprocessing Netgen nativ format, STEP and STL can be imported.

This package contains the examples.

There are three methods to install calculix-cgx-examples 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-cgx-examples 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-cgx-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install calculix-cgx-examples

Install calculix-cgx-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calculix-cgx-examples

Install calculix-cgx-examples 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-cgx-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calculix-cgx-examples

How To Uninstall calculix-cgx-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the calculix-cgx-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove calculix-cgx-examples

Uninstall calculix-cgx-examples And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calculix-cgx-examples

Remove calculix-cgx-examples Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge calculix-cgx-examples

Remove calculix-cgx-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calculix-cgx-examples

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Summary

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