How To Install python-lhapdf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lhapdf on Debian 9. python-lhapdf is Python Bindings for LHAPDF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lhapdf on Debian 9.

What is python-lhapdf

python-lhapdf is:

LHAPDF provides a unified and easy to use interface to modern PDF sets. It is designed to work not only with individual PDF sets but also with the more recent multiple “error” sets. It can be viewed as the successor to PDFLIB, incorporating many of the older sets found in the latter, including pion and photon PDFs. In LHAPDF the computer code and input parameters/grids are separated thus allowing more easy updating and no limit to the expansion possibilities.

This package provides Python bindings for LHAPDF.

There are three methods to install python-lhapdf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-lhapdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-lhapdf

Install python-lhapdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-lhapdf

Install python-lhapdf 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 python-lhapdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-lhapdf

How To Uninstall python-lhapdf on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-lhapdf

Uninstall python-lhapdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-lhapdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-lhapdf

Remove python-lhapdf Configurations and Data

To remove python-lhapdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-lhapdf

Remove python-lhapdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-lhapdf

Dependencies

python-lhapdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lhapdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.