How To Install libibmad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libibmad-dev
libibmad-dev is:
libibmad provides low layer Infiniband functions for use by the InfiniBand diagnostic and management programs. These include Management Datagrams (MAD), Subnet Administration (SA), Subnet Management Packets (SMP) and other basic functions.
This package is needed to compile programs against libibmad5. It contains the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libibmad-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 libibmad-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 libibmad-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibmad-dev
Install libibmad-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibmad-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibmad-dev
Install libibmad-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 libibmad-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibmad-dev
How To Uninstall libibmad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libibmad-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibmad-dev
Uninstall libibmad-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibmad-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibmad-dev
Remove libibmad-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libibmad-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibmad-dev
Remove libibmad-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibmad-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibmad-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
