How To Install ucx-utils on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ucx-utils on Debian 11. ucx-utils is Utilities for the UCX messaging library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ucx-utils on Debian 11.

What is ucx-utils

ucx-utils is:

Unified Communication X (UCX) provides an optimized communication layer for Message Passing (MPI), PGAS/OpenSHMEM libraries and RPC/data-centric applications. UCX utilizes high-speed networks for inter-node communication,i and shared memory mechanisms for efficient intra-node communication. This package provides utilities for the UCX frameworks.

There are three methods to install ucx-utils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ucx-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 ucx-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ucx-utils

Install ucx-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ucx-utils

Install ucx-utils 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 ucx-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ucx-utils

How To Uninstall ucx-utils on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ucx-utils

Uninstall ucx-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ucx-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ucx-utils

Remove ucx-utils Configurations and Data

To remove ucx-utils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ucx-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

ucx-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ucx-utils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.