How To Install libfastjet-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjet-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfastjet-dev
libfastjet-dev is:
The FastJet package provides a fast implementation of several longitudinally invariant sequential recombination jet algorithms, in particular the longitudinally invariant kt jet algorithm, the inclusive longitudinally invariant version of the Cambridge/Aachen jet-algorithm, and the inclusive anti-kt algorithm.
FastJet also provides a uniform interface to external jet finders via a plugin mechanism, and tools for calculating jet areas and performing background (pileup/UE) subtraction.
This package provides development files of FastJet.
There are three methods to install libfastjet-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfastjet-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 libfastjet-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfastjet-dev
Install libfastjet-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfastjet-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfastjet-dev
Install libfastjet-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 libfastjet-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfastjet-dev
How To Uninstall libfastjet-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfastjet-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfastjet-dev
Uninstall libfastjet-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfastjet-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastjet-dev
Remove libfastjet-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfastjet-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfastjet-dev
Remove libfastjet-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfastjet-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfastjet-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjet-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.