How To Install libhepmc3-search on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmc3-search
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libhepmc3-search
libhepmc3-search 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 ships the shared object for HepMC3 search engine.
There are three methods to install libhepmc3-search
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 libhepmc3-search Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhepmc3-search
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhepmc3-search
Install libhepmc3-search Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhepmc3-search
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhepmc3-search
Install libhepmc3-search 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 libhepmc3-search
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhepmc3-search
How To Uninstall libhepmc3-search on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libhepmc3-search
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhepmc3-search
Uninstall libhepmc3-search And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhepmc3-search
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhepmc3-search
Remove libhepmc3-search Configurations and Data
To remove libhepmc3-search
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhepmc3-search
Remove libhepmc3-search configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhepmc3-search
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhepmc3-search
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmc3-search
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.