How To Install metis-edf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install metis-edf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is metis-edf
metis-edf is:
METIS: A Family of Multilevel Partitioning Algorithms
This is a collection of serial and parallel programs & libraries that can be used to partitioning unstructured graphs, finite element meshes, and hypergraphs, both on serial as well as on parallel computers.
Adaptation of METIS for Code_Aster purpose
There are three methods to install metis-edf 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 metis-edf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install metis-edf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install metis-edf
Install metis-edf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install metis-edf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install metis-edf
Install metis-edf 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 metis-edf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install metis-edf
How To Uninstall metis-edf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the metis-edf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove metis-edf
Uninstall metis-edf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall metis-edf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove metis-edf
Remove metis-edf Configurations and Data
To remove metis-edf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge metis-edf
Remove metis-edf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove metis-edf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge metis-edf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install metis-edf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
