Updating Geant4
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- | Occasionally CERN will release patches or updates for Geant4. To update your version of Geant4 you will need root-access (using command “su”). | + | Occasionally CERN will release patches or updates for Geant4. To update your version of Geant4 |
+ | you will need root-access (using command '''“su”'''). | ||
- | Before carrying out this process PLEASE make sure that you back-up any work that you have saved in the Geant4-build or Geant4-install directories. | + | '''Before carrying out this process PLEASE make sure that you back-up any work that you have |
+ | saved in the Geant4-build or Geant4-install directories.''' | ||
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+ | # Open a command terminal and log in as root user. Type '''“su”''' followed by your password when prompted | ||
+ | # Change the present working directory to the Geant4-build directory using the command: | ||
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+ | cd /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-build | ||
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+ | # Type the command: make uninstall | ||
+ | # When this is done you will need to delete the folders Geant4-install and Geant4-build. To do this change your present working directory to the Desktop using the command | ||
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+ | cd/home/your_name/Desktop | ||
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+ | # Now type the following command to delete the Geant4-build folder: | ||
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rm –rf Geant4-build | rm –rf Geant4-build | ||
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+ | # When this is finished type the following command to delete the Geant4-install folder: | ||
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rm –rf Geant4-install | rm –rf Geant4-install | ||
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- | + | # Type the command '''exit''' to quit root-user mode | |
+ | #Now download the updated version of Geant4 and install it as directed by pp. 4-5 (using cmake –DCMAKE…..) |