How To Install libhepmcfio4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmcfio4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhepmcfio4 is fio library of HepMC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmcfio4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhepmcfio4

libhepmcfio4 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.

The fio library of HepMC provides wrappers of HEPEVT, Pythia and Herwig.

There are three methods to install libhepmcfio4 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 libhepmcfio4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhepmcfio4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhepmcfio4

Install libhepmcfio4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhepmcfio4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhepmcfio4

Install libhepmcfio4 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 libhepmcfio4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhepmcfio4

How To Uninstall libhepmcfio4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhepmcfio4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhepmcfio4

Uninstall libhepmcfio4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhepmcfio4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhepmcfio4

Remove libhepmcfio4 Configurations and Data

To remove libhepmcfio4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhepmcfio4

Remove libhepmcfio4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhepmcfio4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhepmcfio4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhepmcfio4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.