How To Install libparmetis4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparmetis4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libparmetis4.0
libparmetis4.0 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 the ParMetis shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libparmetis4.0 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 libparmetis4.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libparmetis4.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparmetis4.0
Install libparmetis4.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparmetis4.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparmetis4.0
Install libparmetis4.0 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 libparmetis4.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparmetis4.0
How To Uninstall libparmetis4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libparmetis4.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparmetis4.0
Uninstall libparmetis4.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparmetis4.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparmetis4.0
Remove libparmetis4.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libparmetis4.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparmetis4.0
Remove libparmetis4.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparmetis4.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparmetis4.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparmetis4.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
