How To Install libxmpi4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxmpi4-dev
libxmpi4-dev is:
MPI is a standard for writing parallel processing programs using a well defined Message Passing Interface.
This package provides the few development files required to write new applications using the XMPI protocol.
There are three methods to install libxmpi4-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 libxmpi4-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 libxmpi4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxmpi4-dev
Install libxmpi4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxmpi4-dev
Install libxmpi4-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 libxmpi4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxmpi4-dev
How To Uninstall libxmpi4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxmpi4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxmpi4-dev
Uninstall libxmpi4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxmpi4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmpi4-dev
Remove libxmpi4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxmpi4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxmpi4-dev
Remove libxmpi4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxmpi4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmpi4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
