How To Install pythia8-root-interface on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pythia8-root-interface on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pythia8-root-interface
pythia8-root-interface is:
PYTHIA is a program for the generation of high-energy physics events, i.e. for the description of collisions at high energies between elementary particles such as e+, e-, p and pbar in various combinations. It contains theory and models for a number of physics aspects, including hard and soft interactions, parton distributions, initial- and final-state parton showers, multiple interactions, fragmentation and decay.
This package provides interfaces to call ROOT functions in PYTHIA8 code.
There are three methods to install pythia8-root-interface on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pythia8-root-interface Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pythia8-root-interface using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pythia8-root-interface
Install pythia8-root-interface Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pythia8-root-interface using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pythia8-root-interface
Install pythia8-root-interface 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 pythia8-root-interface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pythia8-root-interface
How To Uninstall pythia8-root-interface on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pythia8-root-interface package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pythia8-root-interface
Uninstall pythia8-root-interface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pythia8-root-interface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pythia8-root-interface
Remove pythia8-root-interface Configurations and Data
To remove pythia8-root-interface configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pythia8-root-interface
Remove pythia8-root-interface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pythia8-root-interface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pythia8-root-interface
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pythia8-root-interface package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
