How To Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran is:
CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.
This package includes the Lesstif-dependent parts of the library pawlib, required by the CERNLIB application Paw++. Note that in order to compile and link programs against this library, you must also install the libpawlib-lesstif3-dev package. The remainder of pawlib is provided in the package libpawlib2-gfortran.
The COMIS portion of pawlib is functional on 64-bit machines only when statically linked.
There are three methods to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran 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 libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran 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 libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
How To Uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
Uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
Remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Configurations and Data
To remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
Remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
