How To Install libibdm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibdm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libibdm-dev
libibdm-dev is:
This package contains header files for building applications against libibdm, a library for building tools for diagnosing and testing InfiniBand based networks.
There are three methods to install libibdm-dev 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 libibdm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libibdm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibdm-dev
Install libibdm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibdm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibdm-dev
Install libibdm-dev 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 libibdm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibdm-dev
How To Uninstall libibdm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libibdm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibdm-dev
Uninstall libibdm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibdm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibdm-dev
Remove libibdm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libibdm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibdm-dev
Remove libibdm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibdm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibdm-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibdm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
