How To Install libnes-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes-dev on Debian 9.
What is libnes-dev
libnes-dev is:
libnes is a device-specific driver for Intel NetEffect NE020-based iWARP (RDMA over IP/ethernet) adapters for the libibverbs library. This allows userspace processes to access Intel NetEffect iWARP hardware directly with low latency and low overhead.
This package contains static versions of libnes that may be linked directly to an application, which may be useful for debugging.
There are three methods to install libnes-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 libnes-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 libnes-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnes-dev
Install libnes-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnes-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnes-dev
Install libnes-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 libnes-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnes-dev
How To Uninstall libnes-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnes-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnes-dev
Uninstall libnes-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnes-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnes-dev
Remove libnes-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnes-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnes-dev
Remove libnes-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnes-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnes-dev
Dependencies
libnes-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
