How To Install libfabric1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric1 on Kali Linux.

What is libfabric1

libfabric1 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 the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libfabric1 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 libfabric1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfabric1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfabric1

Install libfabric1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfabric1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfabric1

Install libfabric1 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 libfabric1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfabric1

How To Uninstall libfabric1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfabric1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfabric1

Uninstall libfabric1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfabric1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfabric1

Remove libfabric1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfabric1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfabric1

Remove libfabric1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfabric1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfabric1

Dependencies

libfabric1 have the following dependencies:

• ibverbs-providers
• libc6
• libibverbs1
• libpsm-infinipath1
• libpsm2-2
• librdmacm1

References

• libfabric1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.