How To Install octave-mpi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mpi on Debian 9. octave-mpi is Octave toolbox for parallel computing using MPI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mpi on Debian 9.

What is octave-mpi

octave-mpi is:

This package brings parallel computing capabilities to Octave by providing a convenient interface to MPI primitives. This is achieved using simple MPI Derived Datatypes.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-mpi 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 octave-mpi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-mpi

Install octave-mpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-mpi

Install octave-mpi 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 octave-mpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-mpi

How To Uninstall octave-mpi on Debian 9

To uninstall only the octave-mpi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-mpi

Uninstall octave-mpi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-mpi

Remove octave-mpi Configurations and Data

To remove octave-mpi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-mpi

Remove octave-mpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-mpi

Dependencies

octave-mpi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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