How To Install libhepmc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhepmc-dev
libhepmc-dev is:
The HepMC package is an object oriented event record written in C++ for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo Generators.
Many extensions from HEPEVT, the Fortran HEP standard, are supported: the number of entries is unlimited, spin density matrices can be stored with each vertex, flow patterns (such as color) can be stored and traced, integers representing random number generator states can be stored, and an arbitrary number of event weights can be included. Particles and vertices are kept separate in a graph structure, physically similar to a physics event.
The added information supports the modularisation of event generators. Event information is accessed by means of iterators supplied with the package.
This package provides development files of HepMC.
There are three methods to install libhepmc-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 libhepmc-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 libhepmc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhepmc-dev
Install libhepmc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhepmc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhepmc-dev
Install libhepmc-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 libhepmc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhepmc-dev
How To Uninstall libhepmc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhepmc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhepmc-dev
Uninstall libhepmc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhepmc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhepmc-dev
Remove libhepmc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhepmc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhepmc-dev
Remove libhepmc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhepmc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhepmc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
