Ubuntu/Debian: Document better how to use the deal.II package

[tamiko]

Currently we do a somewhat mediocre job at clearly documenting how to install deal.II on Ubuntu/Debian via the package manager.

Todo:

• Document how to install the current deal.II version on current debian stable via backports https://backports.debian.org/
• Document how to install the current deal.II version on Ubuntu LTS via a PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ginggs/+archive/ubuntu/deal.ii-9.2.0-backports
• Document what packages need to be installed:

$ sudo apt install libdeal.ii-dev libdeal.ii-doc cmake make g++

• Document where to find the example steps

$ cp -r /usr/share/doc/libdeal.ii-doc/examples/step-1
$ cd step-1
$ cmake .
$ make run

[peterrum]

This does not seem to be urgent. Postponing.

[Darth-Veidim]

Hello there,

it seems to me that most of the tasks here have already been solved:

• the installation procedures via backports and via PPA are already documented in wiki, aren't they?
• required packages are listed on the README page.

I didn't find the realization of the last task, so I can add it. Should the instruction to find examples be found in the README.md?

[bangerth]

I think what @tamiko had in mind for that last task is to explain where users would find the tutorial programs if the library was installed in /usr via a package manager. I don't actually know where the tutorial programs end up (maybe /usr/share?) but it would be useful to document that on the wiki page where the Debian/Ubuntu package is describe.

Any help will as always be gratefully accepted!

[Darth-Veidim]

I wasn't able to fork dealii.wiki, so, I cloned it locally via ssh indicated at the end of the page. Then, after adding the discussed changes, I wasn't able to push without having permission to push directly to the repo. Then how can I contribute to the wiki?

[Darth-Veidim]

I suggest making the following additions to the Debian_and_Ubuntu.md:

---

Installing the tutorial steps

To install the tutorial steps, proceed with an installation of a documentation library:

apt-get install libdeal.ii-doc

The tutorial steps are in the /usr/share/doc/libdeal.ii-doc directory. To copy a particular tutorial step into the current folder and run it, proceed with the following commands (for example, step-1):

$ cp -r /usr/share/doc/libdeal.ii-doc/examples/step-1 .
$ cd step-1
$ cmake .
$ make run

---

However, I would like to add the changes myself since I want to practice the contribution mechanics.

[tamiko]

@Darth-Veidim Thanks a lot! Do you by chance have a link to your version of the wiki repository? I am happy to apply these changes directly.

We had to restrict wiki editing sometime earlier last year due to attempted malicious edits.

[Darth-Veidim]

Hello @tamiko.
Do you mean that I need to push the updated wiki to my repositories first and then provide you with a link?

[tamiko]

@Darth-Veidim Yup, if you don't mind, simply push the wiki repo to your github account and tell me the URL.

[Darth-Veidim]

@tamiko, pushed the wiki here.

[Darth-Veidim]

I would like to ask you, if there are other not complicated tasks that I can work on? I need more practice in contributing for my Simulation Software Engineering class.

[Rombur]

You could run a spell checker on the code. I am sure there are typos.

[bangerth]

@Darth-Veidim There is also this page https://dealii.org/participate.html and in particular its link to "Starter projects".

[Darth-Veidim]

Thank you for your suggestions.

@tamiko, is everything alright with my repository?

[tamiko]

@Darth-Veidim Looks good. I have added your commit.