How To Install python-slepc4py on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-slepc4py on Debian 10.
What is python-slepc4py
python-slepc4py is:
SLEPc is the Scalable Library for Eigenvalue Problem Computations.
It is based on PETSc and employs the MPI standard for all message-passing communication.
This package provides Python 2 bindings to almost all functions of SLEPc.
There are three methods to install python-slepc4py 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-slepc4py 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-slepc4py using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-slepc4py
Install python-slepc4py Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-slepc4py using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-slepc4py
Install python-slepc4py 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-slepc4py using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-slepc4py
How To Uninstall python-slepc4py on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-slepc4py package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-slepc4py
Uninstall python-slepc4py And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-slepc4py and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-slepc4py
Remove python-slepc4py Configurations and Data
To remove python-slepc4py configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-slepc4py
Remove python-slepc4py configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-slepc4py configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-slepc4py
Dependencies
python-slepc4py have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-slepc4py package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.