How To Install petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7.
What is petsc-openmpi
PETSc, pronounced PET-see (the S is silent), is a suite of data structures and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications modeled by partial differential equations.
We can use yum or dnf to install petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install petsc-openmpi.
Install petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install petsc-openmpi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install petsc-openmpi
Install petsc-openmpi 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 petsc-openmpi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install petsc-openmpi
How To Uninstall petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the petsc-openmpi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove petsc-openmpi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install petsc-openmpi on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
