How To Install libclhep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclhep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclhep-dev
libclhep-dev is:
CLHEP provides a set of HEP-specific foundation and utility classes such as random generators, physics vectors, geometry and linear algebra.
This package provides development files of CLHEP.
There are three methods to install libclhep-dev 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 libclhep-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclhep-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclhep-dev
Install libclhep-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclhep-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclhep-dev
Install libclhep-dev 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 libclhep-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclhep-dev
How To Uninstall libclhep-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclhep-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclhep-dev
Uninstall libclhep-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclhep-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclhep-dev
Remove libclhep-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclhep-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclhep-dev
Remove libclhep-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclhep-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclhep-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclhep-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
