How To Install evolver-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolver-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is evolver-doc
evolver-doc is:
The Surface Evolver is an interactive program for the modelling of liquid surfaces shaped by various forces and constraints.
This package provides the documentation and the on-line help content for the evolver front-end program, as well as examples.
There are three methods to install evolver-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 evolver-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 evolver-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install evolver-doc
Install evolver-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install evolver-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install evolver-doc
Install evolver-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 evolver-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install evolver-doc
How To Uninstall evolver-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the evolver-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove evolver-doc
Uninstall evolver-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall evolver-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolver-doc
Remove evolver-doc Configurations and Data
To remove evolver-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge evolver-doc
Remove evolver-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove evolver-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolver-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolver-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
