How To Install libvecgeom1.2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libvecgeom1.2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libvecgeom1.2 is geometry library for particle-detector simulation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvecgeom1.2 on Debian 12.

What is libvecgeom1.2

libvecgeom1.2 is:

VecGeom is a vectorized geometry modeller library with hit-detection features as needed by particle detector simulation at the LHC and beyond.

There are three methods to install libvecgeom1.2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvecgeom1.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvecgeom1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvecgeom1.2

Install libvecgeom1.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvecgeom1.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvecgeom1.2

Install libvecgeom1.2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libvecgeom1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvecgeom1.2

How To Uninstall libvecgeom1.2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libvecgeom1.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvecgeom1.2

Uninstall libvecgeom1.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvecgeom1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvecgeom1.2

Remove libvecgeom1.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libvecgeom1.2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvecgeom1.2

Remove libvecgeom1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvecgeom1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvecgeom1.2

Dependencies

libvecgeom1.2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvecgeom1.2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.