How To Install flexpart on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install flexpart on Ubuntu 22.04. flexpart is Particle Dispersion model for tracing air transport phenomena

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flexpart on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is flexpart

flexpart is:

The FLEXPART model is a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model developed at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research. The model development team consists of Andreas Stohl (who originally wrote FLEXPART), Sabine Eckhardt, Harald Sodemann, and John Burkhart.

There are three methods to install flexpart on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install flexpart Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flexpart

Install flexpart Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install flexpart using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install flexpart

Install flexpart 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 flexpart using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flexpart

How To Uninstall flexpart on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the flexpart package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove flexpart

Uninstall flexpart And Its Dependencies

To uninstall flexpart and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flexpart

Remove flexpart Configurations and Data

To remove flexpart configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge flexpart

Remove flexpart configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove flexpart configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flexpart

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install flexpart package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.