How To Install libpdflib804-2-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdflib804-2-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04. libpdflib804-2-gfortran is [Physics] Comprehensive library of parton density functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdflib804-2-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpdflib804-2-gfortran

libpdflib804-2-gfortran 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.

Note that in order to compile and link programs against this library, you must also install the libpdflib804-2-dev package.

There are three methods to install libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-gfortran using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpdflib804-2-gfortran

Install libpdflib804-2-gfortran Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdflib804-2-gfortran using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpdflib804-2-gfortran

Install libpdflib804-2-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 libpdflib804-2-gfortran using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpdflib804-2-gfortran

How To Uninstall libpdflib804-2-gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpdflib804-2-gfortran package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpdflib804-2-gfortran

Uninstall libpdflib804-2-gfortran And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpdflib804-2-gfortran 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-gfortran

Remove libpdflib804-2-gfortran Configurations and Data

To remove libpdflib804-2-gfortran configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpdflib804-2-gfortran

Remove libpdflib804-2-gfortran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpdflib804-2-gfortran configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdflib804-2-gfortran

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdflib804-2-gfortran package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.