How To Install libaccel-config1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libaccel-config1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libaccel-config1 is utility library wrapping the Intel DSA sysfs ABI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaccel-config1 on Debian 12.

What is libaccel-config1

libaccel-config1 is:

This provides access to work queues by using the mmap portal from the character device and send work to the accelerator. It also provides interfaces to manage virtual DSA devices exposed by the driver to the guest via VFIO mediated device framework.

This package contains a utility library for managing the DSA (Data Stream Accelerator) subsystem in the Linux kernel.

There are three methods to install libaccel-config1 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libaccel-config1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaccel-config1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaccel-config1

Install libaccel-config1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaccel-config1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaccel-config1

Install libaccel-config1 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 libaccel-config1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaccel-config1

How To Uninstall libaccel-config1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libaccel-config1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaccel-config1

Uninstall libaccel-config1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaccel-config1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaccel-config1

Remove libaccel-config1 Configurations and Data

To remove libaccel-config1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaccel-config1

Remove libaccel-config1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaccel-config1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaccel-config1

Dependencies

libaccel-config1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaccel-config1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.