How To Install libpdflib804-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdflib804-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpdflib804-2-dev
libpdflib804-2-dev is:
The PDFLIB package gathers about 100 different sets of Parton Density Functions into a comprehensive library in a consistent way. Density functions are available for the nucleon, pion and photon. The library also allows the calculation of the strong force coupling constant to first or second order at a given value of Q-squared.
This is the static version of the library. Also included are FORTRAN header files and some documentation.
There are three methods to install libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdflib804-2-dev
Install libpdflib804-2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdflib804-2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdflib804-2-dev
Install libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdflib804-2-dev
How To Uninstall libpdflib804-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpdflib804-2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdflib804-2-dev
Uninstall libpdflib804-2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdflib804-2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdflib804-2-dev
Remove libpdflib804-2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpdflib804-2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdflib804-2-dev
Remove libpdflib804-2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdflib804-2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdflib804-2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdflib804-2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.