How To Install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lhapdf in Fedora 36. python3-lhapdf is Les Houches Accord PDF Interface - Python 3 module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36.

What is python3-lhapdf

This package provides Python 3 bindings for LHAPDF. This package also provides a script called “lhapdf” which can be used to query the catalog of PDF sets and to install and update them from the command line. It accepts commands “list”, “update”, “install” and “upgrade”. Please run “lhapdf help” for full usage instructions.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-lhapdf.

Install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-lhapdf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-lhapdf

Install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-lhapdf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-lhapdf

How To Uninstall python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the python3-lhapdf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-lhapdf

python3-lhapdf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/lhapdf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/2671ebc42d2b628c17d170ffa467ee217c2b9c
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/LHAPDF-6.4.0-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/lhapdf.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lhapdf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).