How To Install ibutils on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibutils on Debian 11.
What is ibutils
ibutils is:
This package contains a set of utilities useful for diagnosing and testing InfiniBand based networks.
There are three methods to install ibutils 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 ibutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ibutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibutils
Install ibutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibutils
Install ibutils 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 ibutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibutils
How To Uninstall ibutils on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ibutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibutils
Uninstall ibutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibutils
Remove ibutils Configurations and Data
To remove ibutils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibutils
Remove ibutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibutils
Dependencies
ibutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibutils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.