How To Install libnes1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1 on Debian 9. libnes1 is Userspace driver for Intel NetEffect NE020-based iWARP adapters

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1 on Debian 9.

What is libnes1

libnes1 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 the loadable plug-in.

There are three methods to install libnes1 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 libnes1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnes1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnes1

Install libnes1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnes1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnes1

Install libnes1 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 libnes1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnes1

How To Uninstall libnes1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnes1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnes1

Uninstall libnes1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnes1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnes1

Remove libnes1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnes1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnes1

Remove libnes1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnes1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnes1

Dependencies

libnes1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.