How To Install libibdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libibdm1
libibdm1 is:
This package contains a library for building tools useful for diagnosing and testing InfiniBand based networks.
There are three methods to install libibdm1 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 libibdm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libibdm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibdm1
Install libibdm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibdm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibdm1
Install libibdm1 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 libibdm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibdm1
How To Uninstall libibdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libibdm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibdm1
Uninstall libibdm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibdm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibdm1
Remove libibdm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libibdm1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibdm1
Remove libibdm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibdm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibdm1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibdm1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
