How To Install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 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.
This package is built with ptscotch support.
There are three methods to install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 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-ptscotch-5.1.2 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-ptscotch-5.1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
Install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
Install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 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-ptscotch-5.1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
How To Uninstall libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
Uninstall libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
Remove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
Remove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-ptscotch-5.1.2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
