How To Install libvgdml1.2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvgdml1.2 on Debian 12.
What is libvgdml1.2
libvgdml1.2 is:
VecGeom is a vectorized geometry modeller library with hit-detection features as needed by particle detector simulation at the LHC and beyond.
This package includes the GDML interoperability library for VecGeom.
There are three methods to install libvgdml1.2 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 libvgdml1.2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvgdml1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvgdml1.2
Install libvgdml1.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvgdml1.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvgdml1.2
Install libvgdml1.2 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 libvgdml1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvgdml1.2
How To Uninstall libvgdml1.2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvgdml1.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvgdml1.2
Uninstall libvgdml1.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvgdml1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvgdml1.2
Remove libvgdml1.2 Configurations and Data
To remove libvgdml1.2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvgdml1.2
Remove libvgdml1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvgdml1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvgdml1.2
Dependencies
libvgdml1.2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvgdml1.2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
