How To Install cernlib-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cernlib-core
cernlib-core 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 metapackage provides the libraries and analysis tools (e.g. PAW) likely to be wanted by most users of the CERN libraries who are not interested specifically in high energy physics. It does not provide development libraries or tools; those may be obtained by installing the cernlib-core-dev metapackage or individual lib*-dev packages.
There are three methods to install cernlib-core 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 cernlib-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cernlib-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cernlib-core
Install cernlib-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cernlib-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cernlib-core
Install cernlib-core 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 cernlib-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cernlib-core
How To Uninstall cernlib-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cernlib-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cernlib-core
Uninstall cernlib-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cernlib-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cernlib-core
Remove cernlib-core Configurations and Data
To remove cernlib-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cernlib-core
Remove cernlib-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cernlib-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cernlib-core
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cernlib-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
