How To Install pvm on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pvm
pvm is:
Console and communication daemon binaries for the Parallel Virtual Machine. Should be sufficient to utilize a node in a dynamically linked PVM program such as pvmpov.
There are three methods to install pvm on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pvm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pvm
Install pvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pvm
Install pvm 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 pvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pvm
How To Uninstall pvm on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pvm
Uninstall pvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pvm
Remove pvm Configurations and Data
To remove pvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pvm
Remove pvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pvm package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
