How To Install libpvm3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpvm3 on Debian 9.
What is libpvm3
libpvm3 is:
Just the bare library, required by binaries with optional PVM support such as pvmpov. Install the pvm package if you wish to actually run a parallel job.
There are three methods to install libpvm3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpvm3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpvm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpvm3
Install libpvm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpvm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpvm3
Install libpvm3 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 libpvm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpvm3
How To Uninstall libpvm3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpvm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpvm3
Uninstall libpvm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpvm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpvm3
Remove libpvm3 Configurations and Data
To remove libpvm3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpvm3
Remove libpvm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpvm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpvm3
Dependencies
libpvm3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpvm3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.