How To Install vecgeom-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vecgeom-dev on Debian 12.
What is vecgeom-dev
vecgeom-dev is:
VecGeom is a vectorized geometry modeller library with hit-detection features as needed by particle detector simulation at the LHC and beyond.
This package includes the development files for VecGeom.
There are three methods to install vecgeom-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vecgeom-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vecgeom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vecgeom-dev
Install vecgeom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vecgeom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vecgeom-dev
Install vecgeom-dev 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 vecgeom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vecgeom-dev
How To Uninstall vecgeom-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vecgeom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vecgeom-dev
Uninstall vecgeom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vecgeom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vecgeom-dev
Remove vecgeom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove vecgeom-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vecgeom-dev
Remove vecgeom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vecgeom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vecgeom-dev
Dependencies
vecgeom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vecgeom-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
