freefem software package provides PDE oriented language using Finite Element Method, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install freefem
freefem is installed in your system.
Make ensure the freefem package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep freefem *
You will get with freefem package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus |
| Section | Mathematics |
| Package | freefem |
| Version | 3.5.8-5.1ubuntu1 |
| Description | PDE oriented language using Finite Element Method |
| Sub Section | math |