How To Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 is PETSc vector operations library (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 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-petsc4 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-petsc4 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-petsc4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 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-petsc4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

How To Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.