How To Install libclhep2.1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclhep2.1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclhep2.1v5
libclhep2.1v5 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 run-time library of CLHEP.
There are three methods to install libclhep2.1v5 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 libclhep2.1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclhep2.1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclhep2.1v5
Install libclhep2.1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclhep2.1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclhep2.1v5
Install libclhep2.1v5 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 libclhep2.1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclhep2.1v5
How To Uninstall libclhep2.1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclhep2.1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclhep2.1v5
Uninstall libclhep2.1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclhep2.1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclhep2.1v5
Remove libclhep2.1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libclhep2.1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclhep2.1v5
Remove libclhep2.1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclhep2.1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclhep2.1v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclhep2.1v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
