How To Install cernlib-extras on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-extras
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cernlib-extras
cernlib-extras is:
CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.
This metapackage provides a few additional CERNLIB programs not included in any other CERNLIB package. Very few people are likely to be interested in them; currently they include zftp, pawserv and zserv. The latter two programs run as daemons through inetd and may raise concerns about the system’s security.
Installing this package along with the ‘cernlib’ metapackage will supply a complete set of all CERNLIB programs and libraries, except for those not included in Debian due to licensing reasons.
There are three methods to install cernlib-extras
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cernlib-extras Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cernlib-extras
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cernlib-extras
Install cernlib-extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cernlib-extras
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cernlib-extras
Install cernlib-extras 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 cernlib-extras
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cernlib-extras
How To Uninstall cernlib-extras on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cernlib-extras
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cernlib-extras
Uninstall cernlib-extras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cernlib-extras
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cernlib-extras
Remove cernlib-extras Configurations and Data
To remove cernlib-extras
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cernlib-extras
Remove cernlib-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cernlib-extras
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cernlib-extras
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-extras
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.