How To Install slurm-drmaa1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-drmaa1 on Debian 9. slurm-drmaa1 is PSNC DRMAA for SLURM - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-drmaa1 on Debian 9.

What is slurm-drmaa1

slurm-drmaa1 is:

PSNC DRMAA for Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM) is an implementation of Open Grid Forum DRMAA 1.0 (Distributed Resource Management Application API) specification for submission and control of jobs to Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM). Using DRMAA, grid applications builders, portal developers and ISVs can use the same high-level API to link their software with different cluster/resource management systems.

There are three methods to install slurm-drmaa1 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 slurm-drmaa1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install slurm-drmaa1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install slurm-drmaa1

Install slurm-drmaa1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install slurm-drmaa1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install slurm-drmaa1

Install slurm-drmaa1 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 slurm-drmaa1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slurm-drmaa1

How To Uninstall slurm-drmaa1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the slurm-drmaa1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slurm-drmaa1

Uninstall slurm-drmaa1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slurm-drmaa1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slurm-drmaa1

Remove slurm-drmaa1 Configurations and Data

To remove slurm-drmaa1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slurm-drmaa1

Remove slurm-drmaa1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove slurm-drmaa1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slurm-drmaa1

Dependencies

slurm-drmaa1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-drmaa1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.