How To Install libscotch-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotch-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libscotch-dbg
libscotch-dbg is:
Debug symbols package for the scotch library, 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 libscotch-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libscotch-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libscotch-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscotch-dbg
Install libscotch-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscotch-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscotch-dbg
Install libscotch-dbg 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 libscotch-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscotch-dbg
How To Uninstall libscotch-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libscotch-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscotch-dbg
Uninstall libscotch-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscotch-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscotch-dbg
Remove libscotch-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libscotch-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscotch-dbg
Remove libscotch-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscotch-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscotch-dbg
Dependencies
libscotch-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotch-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.