How To Install geant321 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geant321 on Debian 10.
What is geant321
geant321 is:
GEANT is a framework for simulating the passage of subatomic particles through matter, for instance, particle detectors. For maximum flexibility, GEANT simulations are performed by linking FORTRAN code supplied by the user with the GEANT library, then running the resulting executable.
This package includes gxint, a script that makes this linking step more convenient.
There are three methods to install geant321 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 geant321 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install geant321 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geant321
Install geant321 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install geant321 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geant321
Install geant321 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 geant321 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geant321
How To Uninstall geant321 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the geant321 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geant321
Uninstall geant321 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geant321 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geant321
Remove geant321 Configurations and Data
To remove geant321 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geant321
Remove geant321 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geant321 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geant321
Dependencies
geant321 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geant321 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
