Installation routines for linear algebra libraries on LANs

. In this paper we study the design of installation routines for linear algebra routines on networks of processors. The main idea is to develop those installation routines in such a way that they allow inexpert users to execute the parallel linear algebra routines with an optimum number of processors and distribution of data. The designing methodology of these routines has been analyzed for homogeneous and heterogeneous networks, and the experimental results obtained with a gaussian elimination routine are shown. 1 Introduction In the last years parallel/distributed computing has become widely popular due in part to the possibility of using some processors connected by a communication network as a parallel system. In that way the use of parallel systems has become cheaper and easier, and new users are begining to use parallel programming. In particular, users with great computational necessities (scientists and engineers) now have the possibility of solving their problems usin..