How To Install libboost-mpi-python-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-mpi-python-dev on Debian 10.
What is libboost-mpi-python-dev
libboost-mpi-python-dev is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
The Boost.MPI library provides a C++ interface to MPI that supports modern C++ development styles, including complete support for user-defined data types and C++ Standard Library types, arbitrary function objects for collective algorithms, and the use of modern C++ library techniques to maintain maximal efficiency.
This package provides Python Bindings to the C++ interface.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.67).
There are three methods to install libboost-mpi-python-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libboost-mpi-python-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-mpi-python-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-mpi-python-dev
Install libboost-mpi-python-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-mpi-python-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-mpi-python-dev
Install libboost-mpi-python-dev 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 libboost-mpi-python-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-mpi-python-dev
How To Uninstall libboost-mpi-python-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libboost-mpi-python-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-mpi-python-dev
Uninstall libboost-mpi-python-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-mpi-python-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-mpi-python-dev
Remove libboost-mpi-python-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-mpi-python-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-mpi-python-dev
Remove libboost-mpi-python-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-mpi-python-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-mpi-python-dev
Dependencies
libboost-mpi-python-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-mpi-python-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.