How To Install python-petsc4py on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-petsc4py on Debian 10.
What is python-petsc4py
python-petsc4py is:
PETSc is a suite of data structures and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications modeled by partial differential equations. It employs the MPI standard for all message-passing communication.
This package provides Python 2 bindings to almost all functions of PETSc with real number support.
There are three methods to install python-petsc4py on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-petsc4py Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-petsc4py using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-petsc4py
Install python-petsc4py Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-petsc4py using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-petsc4py
Install python-petsc4py 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 python-petsc4py using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-petsc4py
How To Uninstall python-petsc4py on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-petsc4py package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-petsc4py
Uninstall python-petsc4py And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-petsc4py and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-petsc4py
Remove python-petsc4py Configurations and Data
To remove python-petsc4py configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-petsc4py
Remove python-petsc4py configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-petsc4py configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-petsc4py
Dependencies
python-petsc4py have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-petsc4py package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.