How To Install libmcpl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmcpl-dev
libmcpl-dev is:
This package includes the shared library for reading and writing *.mcpl files, a binary format with lists of particle state information, for interchanging and reshooting events between various Monte Carlo simulation applications.
There are three methods to install libmcpl-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmcpl-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 libmcpl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmcpl-dev
Install libmcpl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmcpl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmcpl-dev
Install libmcpl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmcpl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmcpl-dev
How To Uninstall libmcpl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmcpl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmcpl-dev
Uninstall libmcpl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmcpl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmcpl-dev
Remove libmcpl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmcpl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmcpl-dev
Remove libmcpl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmcpl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmcpl-dev
Dependencies
libmcpl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
