How To Install MUMPS on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install MUMPS on CentOS 7.
What is MUMPS
MUMPS implements a direct solver for large sparse linear systems, with a particular focus on symmetric positive definite matrices. It can operate on distributed matrices e.g. over a cluster. It has Fortran and C interfaces, and can interface with ordering tools such as Scotch.
We can use yum or dnf to install MUMPS on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install MUMPS.
Install MUMPS on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install MUMPS using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install MUMPS
Install MUMPS on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install MUMPS using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install MUMPS
How To Uninstall MUMPS on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the MUMPS package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove MUMPS
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install MUMPS on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
