How To Install libmumps64-scotch-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps64-scotch-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmumps64-scotch-dev
libmumps64-scotch-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.
This package provides static libaries enabling reordering of data using SCOTCH. It supports 64-bit ordering (-DPORD_INTSIZE64).
There are three methods to install libmumps64-scotch-dev 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 libmumps64-scotch-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 libmumps64-scotch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmumps64-scotch-dev
Install libmumps64-scotch-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmumps64-scotch-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmumps64-scotch-dev
Install libmumps64-scotch-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmumps64-scotch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmumps64-scotch-dev
How To Uninstall libmumps64-scotch-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmumps64-scotch-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmumps64-scotch-dev
Uninstall libmumps64-scotch-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmumps64-scotch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmumps64-scotch-dev
Remove libmumps64-scotch-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmumps64-scotch-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmumps64-scotch-dev
Remove libmumps64-scotch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmumps64-scotch-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmumps64-scotch-dev
Dependencies
libmumps64-scotch-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmumps64-scotch-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
