How To Install montecarlo-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install montecarlo-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is montecarlo-base
montecarlo-base is:
CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.
This package contains common files for CERNLIB Monte Carlo libraries, including a README.Debian file that explains how to obtain the libraries of Ariadne, Fritiof, Jetset, Lepto, and Pythia.
There are three methods to install montecarlo-base 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 montecarlo-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install montecarlo-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install montecarlo-base
Install montecarlo-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install montecarlo-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install montecarlo-base
Install montecarlo-base 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 montecarlo-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install montecarlo-base
How To Uninstall montecarlo-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the montecarlo-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove montecarlo-base
Uninstall montecarlo-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall montecarlo-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove montecarlo-base
Remove montecarlo-base Configurations and Data
To remove montecarlo-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge montecarlo-base
Remove montecarlo-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove montecarlo-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge montecarlo-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install montecarlo-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.