How To Install mcpl on Debian 12

Learn how to install mcpl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mcpl is Monte Carlo Particle Lists - libraries and tools

Introduction

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

What is mcpl

mcpl is:

This package includes the core utilities for reading and writing *.mcpl files, a binary format with lists of particle state information, for interchanging and reshooting events between various Monte Carlo simulation applications. The core utilities include both command line tools and programming interfaces for C/C++ and python.

There are three methods to install mcpl 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 mcpl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mcpl

Install mcpl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mcpl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mcpl

Install mcpl 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 mcpl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mcpl

How To Uninstall mcpl on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mcpl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mcpl

Uninstall mcpl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcpl

Remove mcpl Configurations and Data

To remove mcpl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mcpl

Remove mcpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcpl

Dependencies

mcpl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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