How To Install scalapack-mpi-test on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-mpi-test on Debian 9.
What is scalapack-mpi-test
scalapack-mpi-test is:
ScaLAPACK is the parallel version of LAPACK and is used on Beowulf type clusters.
You can choose between an implementation based on MPI or PVM. This package uses MPI.
The package is available for LAM and MPICH. This package uses MPICH. There are packages for the shared libraries, for the static libraries and the development files and for test programs (this one).
Also included: PBLAS, Parallel Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms.
There are three methods to install scalapack-mpi-test 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 scalapack-mpi-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-mpi-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scalapack-mpi-test
Install scalapack-mpi-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-mpi-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scalapack-mpi-test
Install scalapack-mpi-test 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 scalapack-mpi-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scalapack-mpi-test
How To Uninstall scalapack-mpi-test on Debian 9
To uninstall only the scalapack-mpi-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scalapack-mpi-test
Uninstall scalapack-mpi-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scalapack-mpi-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scalapack-mpi-test
Remove scalapack-mpi-test Configurations and Data
To remove scalapack-mpi-test configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scalapack-mpi-test
Remove scalapack-mpi-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scalapack-mpi-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scalapack-mpi-test
Dependencies
scalapack-mpi-test have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-mpi-test package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
