How To Install mocassin-benchmarks on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mocassin-benchmarks on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mocassin-benchmarks
mocassin-benchmarks is:
mocassin is a fully 3D or 2D photoionisation and dust radiative transfer code which employs a Monte Carlo approach to the transfer of radiation through media of arbitrary geometry and density distribution. This package contains benchmark problems which can be run and compared with the outputs of other photoionisation codes.
There are three methods to install mocassin-benchmarks 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 mocassin-benchmarks Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mocassin-benchmarks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mocassin-benchmarks
Install mocassin-benchmarks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mocassin-benchmarks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mocassin-benchmarks
Install mocassin-benchmarks 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 mocassin-benchmarks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mocassin-benchmarks
How To Uninstall mocassin-benchmarks on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mocassin-benchmarks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mocassin-benchmarks
Uninstall mocassin-benchmarks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mocassin-benchmarks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mocassin-benchmarks
Remove mocassin-benchmarks Configurations and Data
To remove mocassin-benchmarks configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mocassin-benchmarks
Remove mocassin-benchmarks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mocassin-benchmarks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mocassin-benchmarks
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mocassin-benchmarks package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.