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