How To Install evolver-nox-d on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install evolver-nox

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is evolver-nox-d and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install evolver-nox-d on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install evolver-nox-d using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install evolver-nox-d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install evolver-nox

Install evolver-nox-d using apt

Because evolver-nox-d is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install evolver-nox-d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install evolver-nox

Install evolver-nox-d 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install evolver-nox-d by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install evolver-nox

How to upgrade (update) a single package evolver-nox-d using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the evolver-nox-d, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install evolver-nox

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install evolver-nox

How To Uninstall evolver-nox-d from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the evolver-nox-d package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove evolver-nox

Uninstall evolver-nox-d and all its dependencies

To uninstall evolver-nox-d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolver-nox

Remove evolver-nox-d with all configurations and data

To remove evolver-nox-d configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge evolver-nox

Remove evolver-nox-d completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to evolver-nox-d package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolver-nox

Extra info and code examples

The Surface Evolver is an interactive program for the modelling of liquid surfaces shaped by various forces and constraints. This package provides evolver variants built with different floating point formats (double, long double, quadruple) but with no X support.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install evolver-nox-d using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the evolver-nox-d from Ubuntu 21.04.

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