How To Install libibcm-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibcm-dev on Debian 9.
What is libibcm-dev
libibcm-dev is:
libibcm provides a userspace implementation of an InfiniBand Communication Manager (CM). The CM handles both connection establishment as well as service ID resolution.
This package is needed to compile programs against libibcm1. It contains the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libibcm-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libibcm-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 libibcm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibcm-dev
Install libibcm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibcm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibcm-dev
Install libibcm-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 libibcm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibcm-dev
How To Uninstall libibcm-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libibcm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibcm-dev
Uninstall libibcm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibcm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibcm-dev
Remove libibcm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libibcm-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibcm-dev
Remove libibcm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibcm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibcm-dev
Dependencies
libibcm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibcm-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
