getdp-sparskit command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix getdp-sparskit command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

getdp-sparskit: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: getdp-sparskit: command not found

Solutions to getdp-sparskit: command not found

How To Fix getdp-sparskit: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu getdp-sparskit is provided by getdp-sparskit package.

getdp-sparskit is:

GetDP is a general finite element solver using mixed elements to discretize de Rham-type complexes in one, two and three dimensions.

The main feature of GetDP is the closeness between the input data defining discrete problems (written by the user in ASCII data files) and the symbolic mathematical expressions of these problems.

See GetDP’s reference manual for a more thorough overview of GetDP’s capabilities: http://www.geuz.org/getdp

Getdp is compiled with SPARSKIT support

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install getdp-sparskit

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install getdp-sparskit.

sudo apt -y install getdp-sparskit

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install getdp-sparskit

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix getdp-sparskit command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.