How To Install libscotchparmetis-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotchparmetis-dev on Debian 12.
What is libscotchparmetis-dev
libscotchparmetis-dev is:
Scotch/ParMetis compatility interface, providing a free implementation of the ParMetis system for parallel graph partitioning and sparse matrix reordering.
There are three methods to install libscotchparmetis-dev 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 libscotchparmetis-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 libscotchparmetis-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscotchparmetis-dev
Install libscotchparmetis-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscotchparmetis-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscotchparmetis-dev
Install libscotchparmetis-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libscotchparmetis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscotchparmetis-dev
How To Uninstall libscotchparmetis-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libscotchparmetis-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscotchparmetis-dev
Uninstall libscotchparmetis-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscotchparmetis-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscotchparmetis-dev
Remove libscotchparmetis-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libscotchparmetis-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscotchparmetis-dev
Remove libscotchparmetis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscotchparmetis-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscotchparmetis-dev
Dependencies
libscotchparmetis-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscotchparmetis-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
