How To Install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7. mpi4py-common is Common files for mpi4py packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7.

What is mpi4py-common

This package contains the license file shard between the subpackages of mpi4py.

We can use yum or dnf to install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mpi4py-common.

Install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mpi4py-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mpi4py-common

Install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mpi4py-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mpi4py-common

How To Uninstall mpi4py-common on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mpi4py-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mpi4py-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.