How To Install libbasix0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasix0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libbasix0 is Finite Element Basis Function Definition Runtime Library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasix0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libbasix0

libbasix0 is:

Computes FE basis functions and derivatives for the following elements:

  • Lagrange (interval, triangle, tetrahedron, prism, pyramid, quadrilateral, hexahedron)
  • Nédélec (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Nédélec Second Kind (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Raviart-Thomas (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Regge (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Crouzeix-Raviart (triangle, tetrahedron)

Computes quadrature rules on different cell types

Provides reference topology and geometry for reference cells of each type.

Python wrapper provided with pybind11.

This package installs the shared library.

There are three methods to install libbasix0 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 libbasix0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbasix0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbasix0

Install libbasix0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbasix0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbasix0

Install libbasix0 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 libbasix0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbasix0

How To Uninstall libbasix0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libbasix0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbasix0

Uninstall libbasix0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbasix0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbasix0

Remove libbasix0 Configurations and Data

To remove libbasix0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbasix0

Remove libbasix0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbasix0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbasix0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasix0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.