How To Install libibverbs1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibverbs1-dbg on Debian 9. libibverbs1-dbg is Debugging symbols for the libibverbs library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibverbs1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libibverbs1-dbg

libibverbs1-dbg is:

libibverbs is a library that allows userspace processes to use RDMA “verbs” as described in the InfiniBand Architecture Specification and the RDMA Protocol Verbs Specification. iWARP ethernet NICs support RDMA over hardware-offloaded TCP/IP, while InfiniBand is a high-throughput, low-latency networking technology. InfiniBand host channel adapters (HCAs) and iWARP NICs commonly support direct hardware access from userspace (kernel bypass), and libibverbs supports this when available.

This package contains the debugging symbols associated with libibverbs1. They will automatically be used by gdb for debugging libibverbs-related issues.

There are three methods to install libibverbs1-dbg 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 libibverbs1-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libibverbs1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libibverbs1-dbg

Install libibverbs1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libibverbs1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libibverbs1-dbg

Install libibverbs1-dbg 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 libibverbs1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libibverbs1-dbg

How To Uninstall libibverbs1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libibverbs1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libibverbs1-dbg

Uninstall libibverbs1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libibverbs1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibverbs1-dbg

Remove libibverbs1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libibverbs1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libibverbs1-dbg

Remove libibverbs1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libibverbs1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibverbs1-dbg

Dependencies

libibverbs1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibverbs1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.