How To Install libvecgeom-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvecgeom-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvecgeom-dev
libvecgeom-dev is:
VecGeom is a vectorized geometry modeller library with hit-detection features as needed by particle detector simulation at the LHC and beyond.
This package includes the headers for libvecgeom.
There are three methods to install libvecgeom-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvecgeom-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 libvecgeom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvecgeom-dev
Install libvecgeom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvecgeom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvecgeom-dev
Install libvecgeom-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvecgeom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvecgeom-dev
How To Uninstall libvecgeom-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvecgeom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvecgeom-dev
Uninstall libvecgeom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvecgeom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvecgeom-dev
Remove libvecgeom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvecgeom-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvecgeom-dev
Remove libvecgeom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvecgeom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvecgeom-dev
Dependencies
libvecgeom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvecgeom-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
