How To Install hepmc-reference-manual on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hepmc-reference-manual on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hepmc-reference-manual
hepmc-reference-manual is:
The HepMC package is an object oriented event record written in C++ for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo Generators.
Many extensions from HEPEVT, the Fortran HEP standard, are supported: the number of entries is unlimited, spin density matrices can be stored with each vertex, flow patterns (such as color) can be stored and traced, integers representing random number generator states can be stored, and an arbitrary number of event weights can be included. Particles and vertices are kept separate in a graph structure, physically similar to a physics event.
The added information supports the modularisation of event generators. Event information is accessed by means of iterators supplied with the package.
This package provides HepMC2 Reference Manual.
There are three methods to install hepmc-reference-manual on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hepmc-reference-manual Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hepmc-reference-manual using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hepmc-reference-manual
Install hepmc-reference-manual Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hepmc-reference-manual using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hepmc-reference-manual
Install hepmc-reference-manual 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 hepmc-reference-manual using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hepmc-reference-manual
How To Uninstall hepmc-reference-manual on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hepmc-reference-manual package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hepmc-reference-manual
Uninstall hepmc-reference-manual And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hepmc-reference-manual and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hepmc-reference-manual
Remove hepmc-reference-manual Configurations and Data
To remove hepmc-reference-manual configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hepmc-reference-manual
Remove hepmc-reference-manual configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hepmc-reference-manual configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hepmc-reference-manual
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hepmc-reference-manual package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
