Spack is a package manager for scientific computing. It simplifies the installation of commonly used software packages in the field of scientific computing.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Spack on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing Spack, you need to install some necessary dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install build-essential
Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to download Spack. Then, run the following command to clone the Spack repository:
git clone https://github.com/spack/spack.git
To run Spack commands from any directory, you need to add the Spack directory to your PATH environment variable. Run the following command to add Spack to your PATH:
echo 'export PATH="${PATH}:<path_to_spack>/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
Replace <path_to_spack> with the path to the Spack directory you cloned in Step 2.
Run the following command to initialize Spack:
source ~/.bashrc
spack compiler find
Run the following command to test whether Spack has been installed correctly:
spack --version
If you see a version number, then Spack has been installed correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spack on your Elementary OS Latest installation. Now, you can use Spack to easily install and manage scientific computing software packages.
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