How To Install libpythia8v5 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpythia8v5 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpythia8v5
libpythia8v5 is:
PYTHIA is a program for the generation of high-energy physics events, i.e. for the description of collisions at high energies between elementary particles such as e+, e-, p and pbar in various combinations. It contains theory and models for a number of physics aspects, including hard and soft interactions, parton distributions, initial- and final-state parton showers, multiple interactions, fragmentation and decay.
This package provides run-time library of PYTHIA8.
There are three methods to install libpythia8v5 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpythia8v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpythia8v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpythia8v5
Install libpythia8v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpythia8v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpythia8v5
Install libpythia8v5 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 libpythia8v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpythia8v5
How To Uninstall libpythia8v5 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpythia8v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpythia8v5
Uninstall libpythia8v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpythia8v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpythia8v5
Remove libpythia8v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libpythia8v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpythia8v5
Remove libpythia8v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpythia8v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpythia8v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpythia8v5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.