How To Install libpmi2-0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmi2-0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpmi2-0-dev is SLURM PMI2 library implementation development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmi2-0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpmi2-0-dev

libpmi2-0-dev is:

SLURM, the Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management, is an open-source cluster resource management and job scheduling. This package contains the SLURM PMI2 implementation static library and header files

There are three methods to install libpmi2-0-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 libpmi2-0-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 libpmi2-0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpmi2-0-dev

Install libpmi2-0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmi2-0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpmi2-0-dev

Install libpmi2-0-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 libpmi2-0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpmi2-0-dev

How To Uninstall libpmi2-0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpmi2-0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpmi2-0-dev

Uninstall libpmi2-0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpmi2-0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmi2-0-dev

Remove libpmi2-0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpmi2-0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpmi2-0-dev

Remove libpmi2-0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpmi2-0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmi2-0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmi2-0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.