How To Install libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. libibmad.x86_64 is OpenFabrics Alliance InfiniBand MAD library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `libibmad.x86_64`

libibmad provides low layer IB functions for use by the IB diagnostic and management programs. These include MAD, SA, SMP, and other basic IB functions.

We can use yum to install libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libibmad.x86_64.

Install libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libibmad.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libibmad.x86_64

How To Uninstall libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the libibmad.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove libibmad.x86_64

libibmad.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/libibmad.so.5
/usr/lib64/libibmad.so.5.5.0
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/ChangeLog

References

libibmad.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.