How To Install petsc-openmpi on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install petsc-openmpi on Rocky Linux 8.
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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install petsc-openmpi.
Install petsc-openmpi 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 petsc-openmpi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install petsc-openmpi
Install petsc-openmpi 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 petsc-openmpi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install petsc-openmpi
How To Uninstall petsc-openmpi on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the petsc-openmpi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove petsc-openmpi
petsc-openmpi Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/40fcbe1ef003bdc1e064d74ec6f5ef8338b40b
/usr/lib64/openmpi/lib/libpetsc.so.3.11
/usr/lib64/openmpi/lib/libpetsc.so.3.11.3
/usr/share/licenses/petsc-openmpi
/usr/share/licenses/petsc-openmpi/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install petsc-openmpi on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.