How to Install and Uninstall openmpi.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "openmpi.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install openmpi.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                openmpi.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openmpi.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall openmpi.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                openmpi.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openmpi.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : openmpi
Arch : x86_64
Version : 4.0.1
Release : 11.amzn2.0.1
Size : 2.9 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Open Message Passing Interface
URL : http://www.open-mpi.org/
License : BSD and MIT and Romio
Description : Open MPI is an open source, freely available implementation of
: both the MPI-1 and MPI-2 standards, combining technologies and
: resources from several other projects (FT-MPI, LA-MPI, LAM/MPI,
: and PACX-MPI) in order to build the best MPI library available. A
: completely new MPI-2 compliant implementation, Open MPI offers
: advantages for system and software vendors, application
: developers, and computer science researchers. For more
: information, see http://www.open-mpi.org/ .