How To Install octave-mpi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mpi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is octave-mpi
octave-mpi is:
This package brings parallel computing capabilities to Octave by providing a convenient interface to MPI primitives. This is achieved using simple MPI Derived Datatypes.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-mpi 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 octave-mpi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-mpi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-mpi
Install octave-mpi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-mpi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-mpi
Install octave-mpi 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 octave-mpi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-mpi
How To Uninstall octave-mpi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the octave-mpi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-mpi
Uninstall octave-mpi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-mpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-mpi
Remove octave-mpi Configurations and Data
To remove octave-mpi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-mpi
Remove octave-mpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-mpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-mpi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mpi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
