How To Install python-tau on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tau on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tau
python-tau is:
TAU is a profiling toolkit specially made for parallel computing (multi-thread, multi-process, MPI, PVM).
This package python bindings to the TAU functionality, as well as some auto-instrumentation support for python programs.
There are three methods to install python-tau 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 python-tau 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-tau using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tau
Install python-tau Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tau using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tau
Install python-tau 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 python-tau using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tau
How To Uninstall python-tau on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tau package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tau
Uninstall python-tau And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tau and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tau
Remove python-tau Configurations and Data
To remove python-tau configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tau
Remove python-tau configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tau configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tau
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tau package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
