How To Install libmumps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmumps-dev
libmumps-dev is:
MUMPS implements a direct solver for large sparse linear systems, with a particular focus on symmetric positive definite matrices. It can operate on distributed matrices e.g. over a cluster. It has Fortran and C interfaces, and can interface with ordering tools such as Scotch.
There are three methods to install libmumps-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 libmumps-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 libmumps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmumps-dev
Install libmumps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmumps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmumps-dev
Install libmumps-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 libmumps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmumps-dev
How To Uninstall libmumps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmumps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmumps-dev
Uninstall libmumps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmumps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmumps-dev
Remove libmumps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmumps-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmumps-dev
Remove libmumps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmumps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmumps-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
