How To Install scalapack-test-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-test-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scalapack-test-common
scalapack-test-common is:
ScaLAPACK is the parallel version of LAPACK used on clusters.
Also included: - PBLAS, Parallel Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms - BLACS, Basic Linear Algebra Communication Subprograms
This package contains data files used by test programs.
There are three methods to install scalapack-test-common 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 scalapack-test-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-test-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scalapack-test-common
Install scalapack-test-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-test-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scalapack-test-common
Install scalapack-test-common 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 scalapack-test-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scalapack-test-common
How To Uninstall scalapack-test-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scalapack-test-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scalapack-test-common
Uninstall scalapack-test-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scalapack-test-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scalapack-test-common
Remove scalapack-test-common Configurations and Data
To remove scalapack-test-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scalapack-test-common
Remove scalapack-test-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scalapack-test-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scalapack-test-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-test-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
