How To Install ckon on Debian 10

Learn how to install ckon on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ckon is automatic build tool for ROOT data analysis software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ckon on Debian 10.

What is ckon

ckon is:

ckon is a C++ program/tool which automatically takes care of compilation, dictionary generation and linking of programs and libraries developed for data analyses within the CERN ROOT analysis framework. This includes parsing include headers to figure out which libraries the main programs need to be linked to. It uses automake/autoconf to be platform independent and GNU install compliant. In addition, m4 macros are automatically downloaded and the according compiler flags included based on a list of boost libraries provided in the config file. For the purpose of YAML database usage, a m4 macro can be downloaded during setup to link against the yaml-cpp library.

There are three methods to install ckon on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ckon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ckon

Install ckon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ckon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ckon

Install ckon 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 ckon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ckon

How To Uninstall ckon on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ckon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ckon

Uninstall ckon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ckon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ckon

Remove ckon Configurations and Data

To remove ckon configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ckon

Remove ckon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ckon

Dependencies

ckon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ckon package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.