How To Install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-mpi-hooks in AlmaLinux 8. rpm-mpi-hooks is RPM dependency generator hooks for MPI packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rpm-mpi-hooks

RPM dependency generator hooks for MPI packages. This package should be added as a BuildRequires to all mpi implementations (i.e. openmpi, mpich) as well as a Requires to the their -devel packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm-mpi-hooks.

Install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rpm-mpi-hooks using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpm-mpi-hooks

Install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rpm-mpi-hooks using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpm-mpi-hooks

How To Uninstall rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rpm-mpi-hooks package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpm-mpi-hooks

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-mpi-hooks on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.