How To Install libxmpi4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4 on Debian 9.
What is libxmpi4
libxmpi4 is:
MPI is a standard for writing parallel processing programs using a well defined Message Passing Interface.
This package provides the shared library required for any programs using the XMPI protocol to graphically analyze MPI programs, most notably the xmpi program supplied in a separate package.
There are three methods to install libxmpi4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxmpi4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxmpi4
Install libxmpi4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxmpi4
Install libxmpi4 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxmpi4
How To Uninstall libxmpi4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libxmpi4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxmpi4
Uninstall libxmpi4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxmpi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmpi4
Remove libxmpi4 Configurations and Data
To remove libxmpi4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxmpi4
Remove libxmpi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxmpi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmpi4
Dependencies
libxmpi4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.