How To Install libtaktuk-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libtaktuk-1-dev is C bindings for taktuk (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtaktuk-1-dev

libtaktuk-1-dev is:

TakTuk allows one to execute commands in parallel on a potentially large set of remote nodes (using ssh to connect to each node). It is typically used inside high performance computing clusters and grids. It uses an adaptive algorithm to efficiently distribute the work and sets up an interconnection network to transport commands and perform I/Os multiplexing. It doesn’t require any specific software on the nodes thanks to a self-propagation algorithm.

This package provides development files for libtaktuk3, the C bindings for the taktuk communication layer.

There are three methods to install libtaktuk-1-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 libtaktuk-1-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 libtaktuk-1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtaktuk-1-dev

Install libtaktuk-1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtaktuk-1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtaktuk-1-dev

Install libtaktuk-1-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 libtaktuk-1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtaktuk-1-dev

How To Uninstall libtaktuk-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtaktuk-1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtaktuk-1-dev

Uninstall libtaktuk-1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtaktuk-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtaktuk-1-dev

Remove libtaktuk-1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtaktuk-1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtaktuk-1-dev

Remove libtaktuk-1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtaktuk-1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtaktuk-1-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk-1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.