How To Install python3-petsc4py on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-petsc4py
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-petsc4py
python3-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 is a dummy package that depends on the python3 petsc4py package with either real or complex number support.
There are three methods to install python3-petsc4py
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-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 python3-petsc4py
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-petsc4py
Install python3-petsc4py Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-petsc4py
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-petsc4py
Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-petsc4py
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-petsc4py
How To Uninstall python3-petsc4py on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-petsc4py
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-petsc4py
Uninstall python3-petsc4py And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-petsc4py
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-petsc4py
Remove python3-petsc4py Configurations and Data
To remove python3-petsc4py
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-petsc4py
Remove python3-petsc4py configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-petsc4py
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-petsc4py
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-petsc4py
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.