How To Install gerris on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gerris on Ubuntu 22.04. gerris is Fluid Flow Solver

Introduction

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

What is gerris

gerris is:

Gerris is a system for the solution of the partial differential equations describing fluid flow.

A brief summary of its main (current) features:

  • Solves the time-dependent incompressible variable-density Euler, Stokes or Navier-Stokes equations
  • Adaptive mesh refinement: the resolution is adapted dynamically to the features of the flow
  • Entirely automatic mesh generation in complex geometries
  • Second-order in space and time
  • Unlimited number of advected/diffused passive tracers
  • Flexible specification of additional source terms
  • Portable parallel support using the MPI library
  • Volume of Fluid advection scheme for interfacial flows

This package has MPI support built in.

There are three methods to install gerris 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 gerris Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gerris

Install gerris Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gerris

Install gerris 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 gerris using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gerris

How To Uninstall gerris on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gerris

Uninstall gerris And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gerris

Remove gerris Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gerris

Remove gerris configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gerris

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Summary

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