How To Install ibsim-utils on Debian 10

Learn how to install ibsim-utils on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ibsim-utils is InfiniBand fabric simulator utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibsim-utils on Debian 10.

What is ibsim-utils

ibsim-utils is:

ibsim provides a simulation of an InfiniBand fabric, which can be used by the opensm subnet manager and infiniband diagnostics and management tools.

This package provides utilities for use with the simulator.

There are three methods to install ibsim-utils on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ibsim-utils

Install ibsim-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibsim-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install ibsim-utils

How To Uninstall ibsim-utils on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ibsim-utils

Uninstall ibsim-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ibsim-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibsim-utils

Remove ibsim-utils Configurations and Data

To remove ibsim-utils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ibsim-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

ibsim-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibsim-utils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.