How To Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 is PETSc vector operations library (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 is:

This package provides implementations for all vector operations defined by the generic NVECTOR module in the table of operations for SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers).

This package contains the PETSc-based parallel flavor of the library.

There are three methods to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 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 libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 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 libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

How To Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-petsc2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.