Welcome to the MUMPS package. You can find more information about MUMPS at: http://mumps.enseeiht.fr/ . The mumps-test package includes a test of each of the datatypes: single-precision (s), double-precision (d), complex (c) and complex double (z). Run the tests as follows: cd /usr/lib/mumps ./ssimpletest < input_simpletest_real ./dsimpletest < input_simpletest_real ./csimpletest < input_simpletest_cmplx ./zsimpletest < input_simpletest_cmplx The solution should be something close to 1 2 3 4 5.