How To Install libcufile-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcufile-dev
libcufile-dev is:
GPUDirect Storage (GDS) enables a direct data path for direct memory access (DMA) transfers between GPU memory and storage, which avoids a bounce buffer through the CPU.
This package contains the development files: headers and libraries.
There are three methods to install libcufile-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcufile-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcufile-dev
Install libcufile-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcufile-dev
Install libcufile-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcufile-dev
How To Uninstall libcufile-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcufile-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcufile-dev
Uninstall libcufile-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcufile-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcufile-dev
Remove libcufile-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcufile-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcufile-dev
Remove libcufile-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcufile-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcufile-dev
Dependencies
libcufile-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
