How To Install libparmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libparmetis-dev
libparmetis-dev is:
ParMetis computes minimal-cut partitions of graphs and meshes in parallel, and orders variables for minimal fill when using direct solvers for sparse matrices. It does all this in parallel, and also can efficiently re-partition a graph or mesh whose connectivity has changed.
This package contains files needed to develop programs using ParMetis.
There are three methods to install libparmetis-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 libparmetis-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 libparmetis-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparmetis-dev
Install libparmetis-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparmetis-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparmetis-dev
Install libparmetis-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 libparmetis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparmetis-dev
How To Uninstall libparmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libparmetis-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparmetis-dev
Uninstall libparmetis-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparmetis-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparmetis-dev
Remove libparmetis-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libparmetis-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparmetis-dev
Remove libparmetis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparmetis-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparmetis-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparmetis-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
