How To Install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11. libipmctl-dev is library for managing Intel Optane DC persistent memory modules - devel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11.

What is libipmctl-dev

libipmctl-dev is:

This package provides an API for the following functionality:

  • Discover PMMs on the platform.
  • Provision the platform memory configuration.
  • View and update the firmware on PMMs.
  • Configure data-at-rest security on PMMs.
  • Monitor PMM health.
  • Track performance of PMMs.
  • Debug and troubleshoot PMMs.

This package contains C development headers.

There are three methods to install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libipmctl-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 libipmctl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libipmctl-dev

Install libipmctl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libipmctl-dev

Install libipmctl-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 libipmctl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libipmctl-dev

How To Uninstall libipmctl-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libipmctl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libipmctl-dev

Uninstall libipmctl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libipmctl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipmctl-dev

Remove libipmctl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libipmctl-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libipmctl-dev

Remove libipmctl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipmctl-dev

Dependencies

libipmctl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.