How To Install libpomp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpomp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpomp-dev is OpenMP Pragma And Region Instrumentor - development files

Introduction

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

What is libpomp-dev

libpomp-dev is:

OPARI is a source-to-source translation tool which automatically adds all necessary calls to the pomp runtime measurement library which allows one to collect runtime performance data of Fortran, C, or C++ OpenMP applications.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpomp-dev

Install libpomp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpomp-dev

Install libpomp-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 libpomp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpomp-dev

How To Uninstall libpomp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpomp-dev

Uninstall libpomp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpomp-dev

Remove libpomp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpomp-dev

Remove libpomp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpomp-dev

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Summary

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