How To Install libcufile-rdma1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile-rdma1 on Debian 12.
What is libcufile-rdma1
libcufile-rdma1 is:
GPUDirect Storage (GDS) enables a direct data path for direct memory access (DMA) transfers between GPU memory and storage, which avoids a bounce buffer through the CPU.
This package contains the cuFile RDMA runtime library.
There are three methods to install libcufile-rdma1 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 libcufile-rdma1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile-rdma1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcufile-rdma1
Install libcufile-rdma1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile-rdma1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcufile-rdma1
Install libcufile-rdma1 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 libcufile-rdma1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcufile-rdma1
How To Uninstall libcufile-rdma1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcufile-rdma1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcufile-rdma1
Uninstall libcufile-rdma1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcufile-rdma1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcufile-rdma1
Remove libcufile-rdma1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcufile-rdma1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcufile-rdma1
Remove libcufile-rdma1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcufile-rdma1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcufile-rdma1
Dependencies
libcufile-rdma1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile-rdma1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
