How To Install herwig++-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install herwig++-data
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is herwig++-data
herwig++-data is:
Herwig++ is a completely new event generator, written in C++. It is built on the experience gained with the well-known event generator HERWIG. The aim is to provide a multi purpose event generator with similar or improved capabilities (like angular ordered parton evolution and the cluster hadronization model).
This package provides data of Herwig++
There are three methods to install herwig++-data
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 herwig++-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install herwig++-data
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install herwig++-data
Install herwig++-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install herwig++-data
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install herwig++-data
Install herwig++-data 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 herwig++-data
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install herwig++-data
How To Uninstall herwig++-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the herwig++-data
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove herwig++-data
Uninstall herwig++-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall herwig++-data
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove herwig++-data
Remove herwig++-data Configurations and Data
To remove herwig++-data
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge herwig++-data
Remove herwig++-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove herwig++-data
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge herwig++-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install herwig++-data
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.