How To Install libhypre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhypre-dev
libhypre-dev is:
Hypre is a set of matrix preconditioning libraries to aid in the solution of large systems of linear equations.
This package contains the headers and symlinks necessary to develop programs which use hypre.
There are three methods to install libhypre-dev 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-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 libhypre-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhypre-dev
Install libhypre-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhypre-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhypre-dev
Install libhypre-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libhypre-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhypre-dev
How To Uninstall libhypre-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhypre-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhypre-dev
Uninstall libhypre-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhypre-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhypre-dev
Remove libhypre-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhypre-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhypre-dev
Remove libhypre-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhypre-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhypre-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
