How To Install libhdf5-mpi-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-mpi-dev on Debian 10.
What is libhdf5-mpi-dev
libhdf5-mpi-dev is:
HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
This package depends on the default MPI version of HDF5 for each platform.
There are three methods to install libhdf5-mpi-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 libhdf5-mpi-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 libhdf5-mpi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhdf5-mpi-dev
Install libhdf5-mpi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhdf5-mpi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhdf5-mpi-dev
Install libhdf5-mpi-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 libhdf5-mpi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhdf5-mpi-dev
How To Uninstall libhdf5-mpi-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libhdf5-mpi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhdf5-mpi-dev
Uninstall libhdf5-mpi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhdf5-mpi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdf5-mpi-dev
Remove libhdf5-mpi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhdf5-mpi-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhdf5-mpi-dev
Remove libhdf5-mpi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhdf5-mpi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdf5-mpi-dev
Dependencies
libhdf5-mpi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-mpi-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.