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Quick installation of xfoil:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: xfoil
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install xfoil
Package Details | |
| Package: | xfoil |
| Version: | 6.97.dfsg-3build1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/ |
| Description: | program for the design and analysis of subsonic airfoils XFOIL is an interactive program for the design and analysis of subsonic isolated airfoils. It consists of a collection of menu-driven routines which perform various useful functions such as: - Viscous (or inviscid) analysis of an existing airfoil - Airfoil design and redesign by interactive specification of a surface speed distribution via screen cursor or mouse - Airfoil redesign by interactive specification of new geometric parameters - Blending of airfoils - Drag polar calculation with fixed or varying Reynolds and/or Mach numbers. - Plotting of geometry, pressure distributions, and polars Homepage: http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/science |
How to install xfoil on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If xfoil is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xfoil' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xfoil Package `xfoil' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing xfoil:
After system update use the following command to install xfoil:
sudo apt-get install xfoil
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove xfoil from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xfoil from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the xfoil following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove xfoil
Following command is used to remove the xfoil package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xfoil
This will remove xfoil and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing xfoil with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge xfoil
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xfoil
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xfoil package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
