How To Install rdmacm-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdmacm-utils on Kali Linux. rdmacm-utils is Examples for the librdmacm library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdmacm-utils on Kali Linux.

What is rdmacm-utils

rdmacm-utils is:

librdmacm is a library that allows applications to set up reliable connected and unreliable datagram transfers when using RDMA adapters. It provides a transport-neutral interface in the sense that the same code can be used for both InfiniBand and iWARP adapters. The interface is based on sockets, but adapted for queue pair (QP) based semantics: communication must use a specific RDMA device, and data transfers are message-based.

librdmacm only provides communication management (connection setup and tear-down) and works in conjunction with the verbs interface provided by libibverbs, which provides the interface used to actually transfer data.

This package contains useful librdmacm1 example programs such as rping and udaddy.

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

Install rdmacm-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdmacm-utils

Install rdmacm-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rdmacm-utils

Install rdmacm-utils Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install rdmacm-utils

How To Uninstall rdmacm-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rdmacm-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rdmacm-utils

Uninstall rdmacm-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rdmacm-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdmacm-utils

Remove rdmacm-utils Configurations and Data

To remove rdmacm-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rdmacm-utils

Remove rdmacm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdmacm-utils

Dependencies

rdmacm-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdmacm-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.