How To Install paw-demos on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install paw-demos on Debian 9. paw-demos is Physics Analysis Workstation examples and tests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install paw-demos on Debian 9.

What is paw-demos

paw-demos 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 example scripts for use by PAW or Paw++, and test scripts to make sure that the PAW or Paw++ programs behave correctly. You may run the examples and tests with the included paw-demos program.

There are three methods to install paw-demos 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 paw-demos 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-demos using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install paw-demos

Install paw-demos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paw-demos

Install paw-demos 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 paw-demos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paw-demos

How To Uninstall paw-demos on Debian 9

To uninstall only the paw-demos package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove paw-demos

Uninstall paw-demos And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paw-demos

Remove paw-demos Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge paw-demos

Remove paw-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paw-demos

Dependencies

paw-demos have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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