p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>
<b>
Apart from PETSc, is it necessary to install other software to use SLEPc?
</b>
</p>

<p>
No, the only requirement to use SLEPc is to have PETSc installed in your
system. Additionally, if you want to have access to eigensolvers
not included in SLEPc, then you will have to install other libraries
(e.g. ARPACK).
</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>
<b>
Which is the recommended way of learning SLEPc?
</b>
</p>

<p>
Possibly, the best way of learning to use SLEPc is to follow these steps:
<ul>
<li