How To Install dapl2-utils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dapl2-utils on Debian 9.
What is dapl2-utils
dapl2-utils is:
The Direct Access Programming Library (DAPL) is a transport-independent, platform-independent API that supports Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) devices such as Infiniband and iWARP .
This package contains example utilities that use the DAPL API.
There are three methods to install dapl2-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dapl2-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 dapl2-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dapl2-utils
Install dapl2-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dapl2-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dapl2-utils
Install dapl2-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 dapl2-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dapl2-utils
How To Uninstall dapl2-utils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dapl2-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dapl2-utils
Uninstall dapl2-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dapl2-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dapl2-utils
Remove dapl2-utils Configurations and Data
To remove dapl2-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dapl2-utils
Remove dapl2-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dapl2-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dapl2-utils
Dependencies
dapl2-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dapl2-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.