How To Install libvma8 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvma8 on Ubuntu 20.04. libvma8 is LD_PRELOAD-able library that boosts performance - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvma8 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libvma8

libvma8 is:

libvma is a LD_PRELOAD-able library that boosts performance of TCP and UDP traffic. It allows application written over standard socket API to handle fast path data traffic from user space over Ethernet and/or Infiniband with full network stack bypass and get better throughput, latency and packets/sec rate.

No application binary change is required for that. libvma is supported by RDMA capable devices that support “verbs” IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET QP for Ethernet and/or IBV_QPT_UD QP for IPoIB.

This package includes the dynamic library itself.

There are three methods to install libvma8 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvma8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvma8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvma8

Install libvma8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvma8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvma8

Install libvma8 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libvma8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvma8

How To Uninstall libvma8 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libvma8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvma8

Uninstall libvma8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvma8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvma8

Remove libvma8 Configurations and Data

To remove libvma8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvma8

Remove libvma8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvma8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvma8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvma8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.