How To Install opa-fastfabric on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-fastfabric on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is opa-fastfabric
opa-fastfabric is:
This package contains tools for the management of an Intel(R) Omni-Path Architecture fabric on a management node.
There are three methods to install opa-fastfabric on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install opa-fastfabric Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opa-fastfabric using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opa-fastfabric
Install opa-fastfabric Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opa-fastfabric using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opa-fastfabric
Install opa-fastfabric 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 opa-fastfabric using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opa-fastfabric
How To Uninstall opa-fastfabric on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the opa-fastfabric package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opa-fastfabric
Uninstall opa-fastfabric And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opa-fastfabric and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opa-fastfabric
Remove opa-fastfabric Configurations and Data
To remove opa-fastfabric configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opa-fastfabric
Remove opa-fastfabric configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opa-fastfabric configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opa-fastfabric
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-fastfabric package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
