How To Install slurm-wlm-torque on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-wlm-torque on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slurm-wlm-torque
slurm-wlm-torque is:
SLURM, the Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management, is an open-source cluster resource management and job scheduling.
This package contains the Torque compatibility wrappers.
There are three methods to install slurm-wlm-torque on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-wlm-torque 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-wlm-torque using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slurm-wlm-torque
Install slurm-wlm-torque Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slurm-wlm-torque using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slurm-wlm-torque
Install slurm-wlm-torque 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install slurm-wlm-torque using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slurm-wlm-torque
How To Uninstall slurm-wlm-torque on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slurm-wlm-torque package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slurm-wlm-torque
Uninstall slurm-wlm-torque And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slurm-wlm-torque and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slurm-wlm-torque
Remove slurm-wlm-torque Configurations and Data
To remove slurm-wlm-torque configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slurm-wlm-torque
Remove slurm-wlm-torque configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slurm-wlm-torque configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slurm-wlm-torque
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-wlm-torque package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
