How to Install and Uninstall xfoil Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "xfoil" package

This tutorial shows how to install xfoil on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfoil
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfoil" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xfoil on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfoil
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfoil package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xfoil
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.99.dfsg-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Євгеній Мещеряков
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4655
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libgfortran4 (>= 7), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xfoil/xfoil_6.99.dfsg-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1865532
MD5sum: b6c325d8d085a0da5657ff621565ea5d
SHA1: 77f3d26bd63856d785839866513ef38ffdc961b7
SHA256: 0600f025c187e84d83ceb4ddbf0094d625bea8466f84bc14211180c8cd314e05
Homepage: http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/
Description: program for the design and analysis of subsonic airfoils
Description-md5: 99579d9ab1ec036ff8947bf98335865e