How To Install libibmad5 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libibmad5 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libibmad5 is Infiniband Management Datagram (MAD) library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad5 on Debian 10.

What is libibmad5

libibmad5 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 contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libibmad5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libibmad5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libibmad5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libibmad5

Install libibmad5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libibmad5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libibmad5

Install libibmad5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libibmad5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libibmad5

How To Uninstall libibmad5 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libibmad5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libibmad5

Uninstall libibmad5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libibmad5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibmad5

Remove libibmad5 Configurations and Data

To remove libibmad5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libibmad5

Remove libibmad5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libibmad5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibmad5

Dependencies

libibmad5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.