How To Install freefem on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freefem on Ubuntu 22.04. freefem is PDE oriented language using Finite Element Method

Introduction

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

What is freefem

freefem is:

FreeFEM is a language adapted to Partial Differential equation. The underlying method used is the Finite Element Method. This tool has been successfully used as a teaching tool and even as a research tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freefem

Install freefem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freefem

Install freefem 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 freefem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freefem

How To Uninstall freefem on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove freefem

Uninstall freefem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freefem

Remove freefem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freefem

Remove freefem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freefem

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Summary

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