How To Install libtrilinos-ifpack12 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrilinos-ifpack12 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtrilinos-ifpack12 is algebraic preconditioners - runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrilinos-ifpack12 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtrilinos-ifpack12

libtrilinos-ifpack12 is:

IFPACK provides a suite of object-oriented algebraic preconditioners for the solution of preconditioned iterative solvers. IFPACK constructors expect an Epetra_RowMatrix object for construction. IFPACK is part of the Trilinos Solver Project and IFPACK object interact well with other Trilinos classes. In particular, IFPACK can be used as a preconditioner for AztecOO.

This package contains the dynamic libraries.

There are three methods to install libtrilinos-ifpack12 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 libtrilinos-ifpack12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtrilinos-ifpack12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtrilinos-ifpack12

Install libtrilinos-ifpack12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtrilinos-ifpack12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtrilinos-ifpack12

Install libtrilinos-ifpack12 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 libtrilinos-ifpack12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtrilinos-ifpack12

How To Uninstall libtrilinos-ifpack12 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtrilinos-ifpack12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtrilinos-ifpack12

Uninstall libtrilinos-ifpack12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtrilinos-ifpack12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtrilinos-ifpack12

Remove libtrilinos-ifpack12 Configurations and Data

To remove libtrilinos-ifpack12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtrilinos-ifpack12

Remove libtrilinos-ifpack12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtrilinos-ifpack12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtrilinos-ifpack12

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrilinos-ifpack12 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.