How to Install and Uninstall pythia8-data Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "pythia8-data" package

This tutorial shows how to install pythia8-data on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pythia8-data
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pythia8-data" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pythia8-data on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pythia8-data
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pythia8-data package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pythia8-data
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 10691
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: pythia8
Version: 8.1.86-1.2
Recommends: libpythia8v5
Filename: pool/universe/p/pythia8/pythia8-data_8.1.86-1.2_all.deb
Size: 2110546
MD5sum: f96057dacdeaf1b067953747c9a1a6e1
SHA1: b124c17972b673f947a3c1bb9ab44a91c5239275
SHA256: 3d7b86fc731dcf396918c7e34374538da631f6bd707423e3ee1011d7bb9da33b
Description-en: PYTHIA8 data files
PYTHIA is a program for the generation of high-energy physics events, i.e.
for the description of collisions at high energies between elementary
particles such as e+, e-, p and pbar in various combinations. It contains
theory and models for a number of physics aspects, including hard and soft
interactions, parton distributions, initial- and final-state parton showers,
multiple interactions, fragmentation and decay.
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This package provides XML data files of PYTHIA8
Description-md5: 21db2b47ee1854b1e4637ffda879fa57
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://home.thep.lu.se/~torbjorn/Pythia.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu