How To Install libmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmetis-dev
libmetis-dev is:
METIS is a set of serial programs for partitioning graphs, partitioning finite element meshes, and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices. The algorithms implemented in METIS are based on the multilevel recursive-bisection, multilevel k-way, and multi-constraint partitioning schemes. The package contains a header-file.
There are three methods to install libmetis-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 libmetis-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 libmetis-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetis-dev
Install libmetis-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetis-dev
Install libmetis-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 libmetis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetis-dev
How To Uninstall libmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmetis-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetis-dev
Uninstall libmetis-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetis-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetis-dev
Remove libmetis-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmetis-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetis-dev
Remove libmetis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetis-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetis-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
