How To Install mpi-default-bin on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi-default-bin on Ubuntu.
What is mpi-default-bin
mpi-default-bin is:
This metapackage depends on the runtime programs of the recommended MPI implementation for each platform, currently Open MPI on all of the platforms where it exists, and MPICH on the others. The package which this depends on has alternatives links for mpirun and mpiexec.
There are three methods to install mpi-default-bin on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mpi-default-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mpi-default-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mpi-default-bin
Install mpi-default-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mpi-default-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mpi-default-bin
Install mpi-default-bin 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 mpi-default-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mpi-default-bin
How To Uninstall mpi-default-bin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mpi-default-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mpi-default-bin
Uninstall mpi-default-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mpi-default-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpi-default-bin
Remove mpi-default-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mpi-default-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mpi-default-bin
Remove mpi-default-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mpi-default-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpi-default-bin
Dependencies
mpi-default-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpi-default-bin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.