How To Install ptscotch-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptscotch-dbg on Debian 9.
What is ptscotch-dbg
ptscotch-dbg is:
Debug symbols package for PT-SCOTCH, the MPI version of scotch, which is a set of programs and libraries which implement the static mapping and sparse matrix reordering algorithms developed within the SCOTCH project.
There are three methods to install ptscotch-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ptscotch-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ptscotch-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptscotch-dbg
Install ptscotch-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptscotch-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptscotch-dbg
Install ptscotch-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ptscotch-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptscotch-dbg
How To Uninstall ptscotch-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ptscotch-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptscotch-dbg
Uninstall ptscotch-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptscotch-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptscotch-dbg
Remove ptscotch-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove ptscotch-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptscotch-dbg
Remove ptscotch-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptscotch-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptscotch-dbg
Dependencies
ptscotch-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptscotch-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.