How To Install libhypre-2.13.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre-2.13.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhypre-2.13.0 is High Performance Matrix Preconditioners - Shared Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre-2.13.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhypre-2.13.0

libhypre-2.13.0 is:

Hypre is a set of matrix preconditioning libraries to aid in the solution of large systems of linear equations.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libhypre-2.13.0 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 libhypre-2.13.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhypre-2.13.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhypre-2.13.0

Install libhypre-2.13.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhypre-2.13.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhypre-2.13.0

Install libhypre-2.13.0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libhypre-2.13.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhypre-2.13.0

How To Uninstall libhypre-2.13.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhypre-2.13.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhypre-2.13.0

Uninstall libhypre-2.13.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhypre-2.13.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhypre-2.13.0

Remove libhypre-2.13.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libhypre-2.13.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhypre-2.13.0

Remove libhypre-2.13.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhypre-2.13.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhypre-2.13.0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre-2.13.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.