How To Install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8. mpi4py-common is Common files for mpi4py packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `mpi4py-common`

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

We can use yum or dnf to install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mpi4py-common.

Install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install mpi4py-common

Install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install mpi4py-common

How To Uninstall mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove mpi4py-common

mpi4py-common Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/mpi4py-common
/usr/share/doc/mpi4py-common/CHANGES.rst
/usr/share/doc/mpi4py-common/DESCRIPTION.rst
/usr/share/doc/mpi4py-common/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/mpi4py-common
/usr/share/licenses/mpi4py-common/LICENSE.rst

References

mpi4py-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi4py-common on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.