How To Install dolfin-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dolfin-doc
dolfin-doc 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 documentation and demo programs for DOLFIN.
There are three methods to install dolfin-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 dolfin-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 dolfin-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dolfin-doc
Install dolfin-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dolfin-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dolfin-doc
Install dolfin-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 dolfin-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dolfin-doc
How To Uninstall dolfin-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dolfin-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dolfin-doc
Uninstall dolfin-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dolfin-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolfin-doc
Remove dolfin-doc Configurations and Data
To remove dolfin-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dolfin-doc
Remove dolfin-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dolfin-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolfin-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
