How To Install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 is C++ interface to the Message Passing Interface (MPI), Python Bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 on Debian 10.

What is libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 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.

One of the python interpreter packages is required to use the bindings.

There are three methods to install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 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-python1.67.0 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-python1.67.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 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-python1.67.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

How To Uninstall libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Uninstall libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Remove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Remove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-mpi-python1.67.0

Dependencies

libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-mpi-python1.67.0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.