How To Install libhypre on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libhypre
libhypre 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 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhypre
Install libhypre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhypre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhypre
Install libhypre 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhypre
How To Uninstall libhypre on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libhypre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhypre
Uninstall libhypre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhypre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhypre
Remove libhypre Configurations and Data
To remove libhypre configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhypre
Remove libhypre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhypre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhypre
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhypre package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.