How To Install libptscotch-7.0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptscotch-7.0 on Debian 12.
What is libptscotch-7.0
libptscotch-7.0 is:
Shared libraries package for PT-SCOTCH, the MPI version of scotch, which is a set of programs and libraries which implement the static mapping and sparse matrix reordering algorithms developed within the SCOTCH project.
There are three methods to install libptscotch-7.0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libptscotch-7.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libptscotch-7.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libptscotch-7.0
Install libptscotch-7.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libptscotch-7.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libptscotch-7.0
Install libptscotch-7.0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libptscotch-7.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libptscotch-7.0
How To Uninstall libptscotch-7.0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libptscotch-7.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libptscotch-7.0
Uninstall libptscotch-7.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libptscotch-7.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libptscotch-7.0
Remove libptscotch-7.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libptscotch-7.0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libptscotch-7.0
Remove libptscotch-7.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libptscotch-7.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libptscotch-7.0
Dependencies
libptscotch-7.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptscotch-7.0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
