How To Install libfreeipmi16 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi16 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreeipmi16
libfreeipmi16 is:
FreeIPMI is a collection of Intelligent Platform Management IPMI system software. It provides in-band and out-of-band software and a development library conforming to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI v1.5 and v2.0) standards.
OpenIPMI, KCS, SMIC, SSIF, LAN drivers, and an IPMI API in a C Library.
There are three methods to install libfreeipmi16 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreeipmi16 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi16 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeipmi16
Install libfreeipmi16 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi16 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeipmi16
Install libfreeipmi16 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi16 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeipmi16
How To Uninstall libfreeipmi16 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreeipmi16 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeipmi16
Uninstall libfreeipmi16 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeipmi16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeipmi16
Remove libfreeipmi16 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeipmi16 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeipmi16
Remove libfreeipmi16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeipmi16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeipmi16
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi16 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
