How To Install libpacklib1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacklib1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpacklib1-dev
libpacklib1-dev is:
CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.
The packlib library includes a great deal of CERNLIB core functionality. Best-known are probably the MINUIT function minimization routines, the HBOOK histogramming routines, and KUIP (Kit for a User Interface Package). Other subsystems include CSPACK, a set of client-server routines; FFREAD, a format-free input processing system for FORTRAN; and ZEBRA, a data structure management package.
This package contains a static version of packlib. Also included are C and FORTRAN header files. Please note that the graphical functionality of KUIP has been split out into the separate libpacklib-lesstif1-dev package so that this package need not depend upon the X and Lesstif libraries.
There are three methods to install libpacklib1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpacklib1-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 libpacklib1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpacklib1-dev
Install libpacklib1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacklib1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpacklib1-dev
Install libpacklib1-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 libpacklib1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpacklib1-dev
How To Uninstall libpacklib1-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpacklib1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpacklib1-dev
Uninstall libpacklib1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpacklib1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpacklib1-dev
Remove libpacklib1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpacklib1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpacklib1-dev
Remove libpacklib1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpacklib1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpacklib1-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacklib1-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
