How To Install libtaktuk3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtaktuk3
libtaktuk3 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 libtaktuk3, the C bindings for the taktuk communication layer.
There are three methods to install libtaktuk3 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 libtaktuk3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtaktuk3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtaktuk3
Install libtaktuk3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtaktuk3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtaktuk3
Install libtaktuk3 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 libtaktuk3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtaktuk3
How To Uninstall libtaktuk3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtaktuk3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtaktuk3
Uninstall libtaktuk3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtaktuk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtaktuk3
Remove libtaktuk3 Configurations and Data
To remove libtaktuk3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtaktuk3
Remove libtaktuk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtaktuk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtaktuk3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaktuk3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
