How To Install libsuperlu5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsuperlu5 on Debian 9. libsuperlu5 is Direct solution of large, sparse systems of linear equations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsuperlu5 on Debian 9.

What is libsuperlu5

libsuperlu5 is:

SuperLU is a general purpose library for the direct solution of large, sparse, nonsymmetric systems of linear equations on high performance machines. The library is written in C and is callable from either C or Fortran. The library routines will perform an LU decomposition with partial pivoting and triangular system solves through forward and back substitution. The LU factorization routines can handle non-square matrices but the triangular solves are performed only for square matrices. The matrix columns may be preordered (before factorization) either through library or user supplied routines. This preordering for sparsity is completely separate from the factorization. Working precision iterative refinement subroutines are provided for improved backward stability. Routines are also provided to equilibrate the system, estimate the condition number, calculate the relative backward error, and estimate error bounds for the refined solutions.

There are three methods to install libsuperlu5 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 libsuperlu5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsuperlu5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsuperlu5

Install libsuperlu5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsuperlu5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsuperlu5

Install libsuperlu5 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 libsuperlu5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsuperlu5

How To Uninstall libsuperlu5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsuperlu5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsuperlu5

Uninstall libsuperlu5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsuperlu5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsuperlu5

Remove libsuperlu5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsuperlu5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsuperlu5

Remove libsuperlu5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsuperlu5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsuperlu5

Dependencies

libsuperlu5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsuperlu5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.