How To Install libfabric-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libfabric-bin

libfabric-bin is:

Libfabric is a communication library that exports interfaces for fabric services to applications. Libfabric is the core component of the Open Fabrics Interfaces (OFI) framework.

This package contains a few programs to check the status of the fabric.

There are three methods to install libfabric-bin on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfabric-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfabric-bin

Install libfabric-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfabric-bin

Install libfabric-bin Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfabric-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfabric-bin

How To Uninstall libfabric-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfabric-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfabric-bin

Uninstall libfabric-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfabric-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfabric-bin

Remove libfabric-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libfabric-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfabric-bin

Remove libfabric-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfabric-bin

Dependencies

libfabric-bin have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfabric1

References

• libfabric-bin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.