How To Install octave-parallel on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-parallel on Ubuntu 20.04. octave-parallel is parallel execution of Octave in clusters of computers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-parallel on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is octave-parallel

octave-parallel is:

This is a package to add parallel computing functions to Octave. The parallel computing functions are supported without any additional parallel computing libraries such as MPI and PVM.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-parallel 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 octave-parallel Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-parallel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-parallel

Install octave-parallel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-parallel using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install octave-parallel

Install octave-parallel 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 octave-parallel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-parallel

How To Uninstall octave-parallel on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the octave-parallel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-parallel

Uninstall octave-parallel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-parallel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-parallel

Remove octave-parallel Configurations and Data

To remove octave-parallel configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-parallel

Remove octave-parallel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove octave-parallel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-parallel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-parallel package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.