How To Install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mvapich2-psm2
MVAPICH2 is a Message Passing Interface (MPI 3.0) implementation based on MPICH and developed by Ohio State University. This is a version of mvapich2 2.3 that uses the PSM2 transport for Omni-Path adapters.
We can use yum or dnf to install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mvapich2-psm2.
Install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mvapich2-psm2 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mvapich2-psm2
Install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mvapich2-psm2 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mvapich2-psm2
How To Uninstall mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mvapich2-psm2 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mvapich2-psm2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mvapich2-psm2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
