How To Install libscotchmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotchmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libscotchmetis-dev
libscotchmetis-dev is:
Scotch/Metis compatility interface, providing a free implementation of the Metis system for graph partitioning and sparse matrix reordering.
There are three methods to install libscotchmetis-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 libscotchmetis-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 libscotchmetis-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscotchmetis-dev
Install libscotchmetis-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscotchmetis-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscotchmetis-dev
Install libscotchmetis-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 libscotchmetis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscotchmetis-dev
How To Uninstall libscotchmetis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libscotchmetis-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscotchmetis-dev
Uninstall libscotchmetis-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscotchmetis-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscotchmetis-dev
Remove libscotchmetis-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libscotchmetis-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscotchmetis-dev
Remove libscotchmetis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscotchmetis-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscotchmetis-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotchmetis-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
