How To Install sasmodels-private-libs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sasmodels-private-libs on Ubuntu 18.04. sasmodels-private-libs is Theoretical models for small angle scattering (compiled models)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sasmodels-private-libs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sasmodels-private-libs

sasmodels-private-libs is:

sasmodels is a Python module for calculating theoretical Small Angle Scattering patterns. The models provided are usable directly in the bumps fitting package and in the sasview analysis package.

This package contains the precompiled versions of the models.

There are three methods to install sasmodels-private-libs 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 sasmodels-private-libs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sasmodels-private-libs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sasmodels-private-libs

Install sasmodels-private-libs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sasmodels-private-libs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sasmodels-private-libs

Install sasmodels-private-libs 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 sasmodels-private-libs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sasmodels-private-libs

How To Uninstall sasmodels-private-libs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sasmodels-private-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sasmodels-private-libs

Uninstall sasmodels-private-libs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sasmodels-private-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sasmodels-private-libs

Remove sasmodels-private-libs Configurations and Data

To remove sasmodels-private-libs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sasmodels-private-libs

Remove sasmodels-private-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sasmodels-private-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sasmodels-private-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sasmodels-private-libs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.