How To Install paw-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install paw-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is paw-common
paw-common 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 includes arch-independent files for PAW, an interactive program for use in analysis and graphical presentation. This package is useless without also installing the paw or paw++ package.
There are three methods to install paw-common 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 paw-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install paw-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install paw-common
Install paw-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install paw-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install paw-common
Install paw-common 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 paw-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install paw-common
How To Uninstall paw-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the paw-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove paw-common
Uninstall paw-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall paw-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paw-common
Remove paw-common Configurations and Data
To remove paw-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge paw-common
Remove paw-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove paw-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paw-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paw-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
