How To Install libncrystal-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncrystal-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libncrystal-dev is Monte Carlo simulations of neutrons in crystals (dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncrystal-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libncrystal-dev

libncrystal-dev is:

This is a source distribution of NCrystal, a library and associated tools which enables calculations for Monte Carlo simulations of thermal neutrons in crystals.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libncrystal-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libncrystal-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncrystal-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncrystal-dev

Install libncrystal-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncrystal-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncrystal-dev

Install libncrystal-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libncrystal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncrystal-dev

How To Uninstall libncrystal-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libncrystal-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncrystal-dev

Uninstall libncrystal-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncrystal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncrystal-dev

Remove libncrystal-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libncrystal-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncrystal-dev

Remove libncrystal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncrystal-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncrystal-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncrystal-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.