How To Install pvm-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pvm-examples
pvm-examples is:
This package provides the examples distributed along with the Parallel Virtual Machine. This can be useful for initial cluster or interoptability testing.
There are three methods to install pvm-examples 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 pvm-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pvm-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pvm-examples
Install pvm-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pvm-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pvm-examples
Install pvm-examples 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 pvm-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pvm-examples
How To Uninstall pvm-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pvm-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pvm-examples
Uninstall pvm-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pvm-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pvm-examples
Remove pvm-examples Configurations and Data
To remove pvm-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pvm-examples
Remove pvm-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pvm-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pvm-examples
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
