How To Install libpmi2-pmix on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmi2-pmix on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmi2-pmix
libpmi2-pmix is:
This is the OpenMPI implementation of the Process Management Interface (PMI) API, v2.
There are three methods to install libpmi2-pmix 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-pmix 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-pmix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmi2-pmix
Install libpmi2-pmix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmi2-pmix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmi2-pmix
Install libpmi2-pmix 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-pmix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmi2-pmix
How To Uninstall libpmi2-pmix on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmi2-pmix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmi2-pmix
Uninstall libpmi2-pmix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmi2-pmix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmi2-pmix
Remove libpmi2-pmix Configurations and Data
To remove libpmi2-pmix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmi2-pmix
Remove libpmi2-pmix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmi2-pmix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmi2-pmix
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmi2-pmix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
