How To Install libslurm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslurm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libslurm-dev is SLURM development files

Introduction

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

What is libslurm-dev

libslurm-dev is:

SLURM, the Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management, is an open-source cluster resource management and job scheduling. This package contains SLURM static library and header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libslurm-dev

Install libslurm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libslurm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libslurm-dev

How To Uninstall libslurm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libslurm-dev

Uninstall libslurm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslurm-dev

Remove libslurm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libslurm-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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