How To Install octave-lhapdf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-lhapdf on Debian 9. octave-lhapdf is Octave Bindings for LHAPDF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-lhapdf on Debian 9.

What is octave-lhapdf

octave-lhapdf is:

LHAPDF provides a unified and easy to use interface to modern PDF sets. It is designed to work not only with individual PDF sets but also with the more recent multiple “error” sets. It can be viewed as the successor to PDFLIB, incorporating many of the older sets found in the latter, including pion and photon PDFs. In LHAPDF the computer code and input parameters/grids are separated thus allowing more easy updating and no limit to the expansion possibilities.

This package provides Octave bindings for LHAPDF.

There are three methods to install octave-lhapdf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install octave-lhapdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-lhapdf

Install octave-lhapdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-lhapdf

Install octave-lhapdf 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 octave-lhapdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-lhapdf

How To Uninstall octave-lhapdf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the octave-lhapdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-lhapdf

Uninstall octave-lhapdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-lhapdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-lhapdf

Remove octave-lhapdf Configurations and Data

To remove octave-lhapdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-lhapdf

Remove octave-lhapdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-lhapdf

Dependencies

octave-lhapdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-lhapdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.