How To Install dolfin-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dolfin-bin
dolfin-bin is:
DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.
This package contains executable scripts for DOLFIN.
There are three methods to install dolfin-bin 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 dolfin-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dolfin-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dolfin-bin
Install dolfin-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dolfin-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dolfin-bin
Install dolfin-bin 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 dolfin-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dolfin-bin
How To Uninstall dolfin-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dolfin-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dolfin-bin
Uninstall dolfin-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dolfin-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolfin-bin
Remove dolfin-bin Configurations and Data
To remove dolfin-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dolfin-bin
Remove dolfin-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dolfin-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolfin-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
