How To Install libibmad5 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad5 on Debian 12.
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 12. 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.