How To Install nec2c on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nec2c on Ubuntu 22.04. nec2c is Translation of the NEC2 FORTRAN source code to the C language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nec2c on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is nec2c

nec2c is:

The translation was performed mostly “by hand” and a lot of modifications to the original program were introduced in order to modernize the NEC2 and to remove as many built-in limitations as possible. The attendant SOMNEC program was also translated to C and incorporated in nec2c as a function so that Sommerfeld ground solutions are a part of the program.

There are three methods to install nec2c 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 nec2c Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nec2c using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nec2c

Install nec2c Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nec2c using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nec2c

Install nec2c 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 nec2c using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nec2c

How To Uninstall nec2c on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the nec2c package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nec2c

Uninstall nec2c And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nec2c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nec2c

Remove nec2c Configurations and Data

To remove nec2c configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nec2c

Remove nec2c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nec2c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nec2c

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nec2c package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.