How To Install basix-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install basix-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. basix-doc is Finite Element Basis Function Definition Runtime Library (docs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install basix-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is basix-doc

basix-doc 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.

This is the common documentation package.

There are three methods to install basix-doc 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 basix-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install basix-doc

Install basix-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install basix-doc

Install basix-doc 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 basix-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install basix-doc

How To Uninstall basix-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the basix-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove basix-doc

Uninstall basix-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove basix-doc

Remove basix-doc Configurations and Data

To remove basix-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge basix-doc

Remove basix-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge basix-doc

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Summary

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