How To Install libmumps-scotch-5.5 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmumps-scotch-5.5 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmumps-scotch-5.5 is Direct linear systems solver - Scotch-version shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-scotch-5.5 on Debian 12.

What is libmumps-scotch-5.5

libmumps-scotch-5.5 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 provides shared libaries enabling reordering of data using SCOTCH.

There are three methods to install libmumps-scotch-5.5 on Debian 12. 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-scotch-5.5 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-scotch-5.5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmumps-scotch-5.5

Install libmumps-scotch-5.5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmumps-scotch-5.5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmumps-scotch-5.5

Install libmumps-scotch-5.5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmumps-scotch-5.5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmumps-scotch-5.5

How To Uninstall libmumps-scotch-5.5 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmumps-scotch-5.5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmumps-scotch-5.5

Uninstall libmumps-scotch-5.5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmumps-scotch-5.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmumps-scotch-5.5

Remove libmumps-scotch-5.5 Configurations and Data

To remove libmumps-scotch-5.5 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmumps-scotch-5.5

Remove libmumps-scotch-5.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmumps-scotch-5.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmumps-scotch-5.5

Dependencies

libmumps-scotch-5.5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps-scotch-5.5 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.