How To Install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. lhapdf-ccwrap-doc is C++ Bindings for LHAPDF - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

lhapdf-ccwrap-doc is:

LHAPDF provides a unified and easy to use interface to modern PDF sets. It is designed to work not only with individual PDF sets but also with the more recent multiple “error” sets. It can be viewed as the successor to PDFLIB, incorporating many of the older sets found in the latter, including pion and photon PDFs. In LHAPDF the computer code and input parameters/grids are separated thus allowing more easy updating and no limit to the expansion possibilities.

This package provides documentation of C++ bindings for LHAPDF.

There are three methods to install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc 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 lhapdf-ccwrap-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

Install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

Install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc 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 lhapdf-ccwrap-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

How To Uninstall lhapdf-ccwrap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lhapdf-ccwrap-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

Uninstall lhapdf-ccwrap-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lhapdf-ccwrap-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

Remove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc Configurations and Data

To remove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

Remove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lhapdf-ccwrap-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lhapdf-ccwrap-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lhapdf-ccwrap-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.