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.''' | ||
- | 1 | + | 1. Open a command terminal and log in as root user. Type '''“su”''' followed by your password when prompted |
- | 2 | + | |
- | 3 | + | 2. Change the present working directory to the Geant4-build directory using the command: |
- | 4 | + | |
- | 5 | + | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> |
+ | cd /home/your_name/Desktop/Geant4-build | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. Type the command: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> | ||
+ | make uninstall | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4. 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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> | ||
+ | cd/home/your_name/Desktop | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5. Now type the following command to delete the Geant4-build folder: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> | ||
rm –rf Geant4-build | rm –rf Geant4-build | ||
- | 6 | + | </pre> |
+ | |||
+ | 6. When this is finished type the following command to delete the Geant4-install folder: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> | ||
rm –rf Geant4-install | rm –rf Geant4-install | ||
- | 7 | + | </pre> |
- | 8 | + | |
+ | 7. Type the command '''exit''' to quit root-user mode | ||
+ | |||
+ | 8. Now download the updated version of Geant4 and install it as directed by pp. 4-5 (using cmake –DCMAKE…..) |