How To Install libhmat-oss1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhmat-oss1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhmat-oss1 is dynamic libraries for HMat

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhmat-oss1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhmat-oss1

libhmat-oss1 is:

A hierarchical matrix C/C++ library including a LU solver.

There are three methods to install libhmat-oss1 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 libhmat-oss1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhmat-oss1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhmat-oss1

Install libhmat-oss1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhmat-oss1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhmat-oss1

Install libhmat-oss1 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 libhmat-oss1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhmat-oss1

How To Uninstall libhmat-oss1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhmat-oss1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhmat-oss1

Uninstall libhmat-oss1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhmat-oss1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhmat-oss1

Remove libhmat-oss1 Configurations and Data

To remove libhmat-oss1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhmat-oss1

Remove libhmat-oss1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhmat-oss1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhmat-oss1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhmat-oss1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.