How To Install libhkl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhkl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhkl-dev
libhkl-dev is:
The hkl library is a framework for diffraction computation and diffractometer control, heavily used at the SOLEIL synchrotron. It supports various types of diffractometer geometry: Eulerian 4-circle, Eulerian 6-circle, kappa 4-circle, kappa 6-circle, and z-axis geometry. For each of these it provides several numerically computed modes, such as bisector and constant psi.
This package provides everything needed to link against hkl.
There are three methods to install libhkl-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 libhkl-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 libhkl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhkl-dev
Install libhkl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhkl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhkl-dev
Install libhkl-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 libhkl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhkl-dev
How To Uninstall libhkl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhkl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhkl-dev
Uninstall libhkl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhkl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhkl-dev
Remove libhkl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhkl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhkl-dev
Remove libhkl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhkl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhkl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhkl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
