How To Install libcufile0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile0 on Debian 12.
What is libcufile0
libcufile0 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 runtime library.
There are three methods to install libcufile0 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 libcufile0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcufile0
Install libcufile0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcufile0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcufile0
Install libcufile0 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 libcufile0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcufile0
How To Uninstall libcufile0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcufile0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcufile0
Uninstall libcufile0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcufile0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcufile0
Remove libcufile0 Configurations and Data
To remove libcufile0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcufile0
Remove libcufile0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcufile0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcufile0
Dependencies
libcufile0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcufile0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.