How To Install libsc-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsc-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libsc-data is Scientific Computing Toolkit (basis set and atom data)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsc-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsc-data

libsc-data is:

The Scientific Computing toolkit (SC) provides C++ class libraries for scientific computation. Included are classes for managing memory, saving and restoring the state of objects, reading objects from an input file, parallel communication, matrix algebra, among others.

Class libraries supporting quantum chemistry applications are provided with this distribution of SC.

This package includes the basis set and atom data.

There are three methods to install libsc-data 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 libsc-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsc-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsc-data

Install libsc-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsc-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsc-data

Install libsc-data 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 libsc-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsc-data

How To Uninstall libsc-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsc-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsc-data

Uninstall libsc-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsc-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsc-data

Remove libsc-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsc-data

Remove libsc-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsc-data

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Summary

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