How To Install libdolfin2019.2 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2019.2 on Ubuntu.

What is `libdolfin2019.2`

libdolfin2019.2 is:

DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libdolfin2019.2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdolfin2019.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2019.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdolfin2019.2

Install libdolfin2019.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2019.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdolfin2019.2

Install libdolfin2019.2 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 libdolfin2019.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdolfin2019.2

How To Uninstall libdolfin2019.2 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libdolfin2019.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdolfin2019.2

Uninstall libdolfin2019.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdolfin2019.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfin2019.2

Remove libdolfin2019.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdolfin2019.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfin2019.2

Remove libdolfin2019.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdolfin2019.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdolfin2019.2

Dependencies

libdolfin2019.2 have the following dependencies:

References

libdolfin2019.2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2019.2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.