How To Install python3-pmix on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pmix on Debian 11. python3-pmix is Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - Python wrapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pmix on Debian 11.

What is python3-pmix

python3-pmix is:

PMIX is the OpenMPI implementation of the Process Management Interface (PMI) Exascale API. This package provides Python3 bindings.

There are three methods to install python3-pmix on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-pmix Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pmix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pmix

Install python3-pmix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pmix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pmix

Install python3-pmix 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 python3-pmix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pmix

How To Uninstall python3-pmix on Debian 11

To uninstall only the python3-pmix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pmix

Uninstall python3-pmix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pmix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pmix

Remove python3-pmix Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pmix configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pmix

Remove python3-pmix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pmix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pmix

Dependencies

python3-pmix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pmix package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.