How To Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 is PETSc vector operations library (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 is:

This package provides implementations for all vector operations defined by the generic NVECTOR module in the table of operations for SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers).

This package contains the PETSc-based parallel flavor of the library.

There are three methods to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 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 libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

How To Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.