How To Install libslurm32 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslurm32 on Ubuntu 18.04. libslurm32 is Runtime library files for SLURM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslurm32 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libslurm32

libslurm32 is:

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

There are three methods to install libslurm32 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 libslurm32 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libslurm32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libslurm32

Install libslurm32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libslurm32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libslurm32

Install libslurm32 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 libslurm32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libslurm32

How To Uninstall libslurm32 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libslurm32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libslurm32

Uninstall libslurm32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libslurm32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslurm32

Remove libslurm32 Configurations and Data

To remove libslurm32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libslurm32

Remove libslurm32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libslurm32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libslurm32

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslurm32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.