How To Install libtaktuk-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtaktuk-perl
libtaktuk-perl 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 perl bindings to the TakTuk API. It also provides TakTuk::Pilot, a perl module that allows one to manage a TakTuk instance from a perl program.
There are three methods to install libtaktuk-perl 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-perl 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-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtaktuk-perl
Install libtaktuk-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtaktuk-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtaktuk-perl
Install libtaktuk-perl 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-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtaktuk-perl
How To Uninstall libtaktuk-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtaktuk-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtaktuk-perl
Uninstall libtaktuk-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtaktuk-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtaktuk-perl
Remove libtaktuk-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libtaktuk-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtaktuk-perl
Remove libtaktuk-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtaktuk-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtaktuk-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
