How To Install cernlib-montecarlo on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-montecarlo on Ubuntu 20.04. cernlib-montecarlo is CERNLIB Monte Carlo libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-montecarlo on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cernlib-montecarlo

cernlib-montecarlo 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 various Monte Carlo libraries included in CERNLIB (both shared and static). Likely only physicists will be interested in these packages. Note that the GEANT 3.21 framework is not included, but it may be obtained by also installing the geant321 Debian package.

Be aware that the libraries of Ariadne, Fritiof, Jetset, Lepto, and Pythia are not available within Debian due to licensing issues; see the README.Debian file in the montecarlo-base package for information on obtaining them.

There are three methods to install cernlib-montecarlo 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-montecarlo 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-montecarlo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cernlib-montecarlo

Install cernlib-montecarlo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cernlib-montecarlo

Install cernlib-montecarlo 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-montecarlo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cernlib-montecarlo

How To Uninstall cernlib-montecarlo on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cernlib-montecarlo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cernlib-montecarlo

Uninstall cernlib-montecarlo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cernlib-montecarlo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cernlib-montecarlo

Remove cernlib-montecarlo Configurations and Data

To remove cernlib-montecarlo configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cernlib-montecarlo

Remove cernlib-montecarlo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cernlib-montecarlo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-montecarlo package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.