How To Install libibnetdisc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibnetdisc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libibnetdisc-dev
libibnetdisc-dev is:
InfiniBand is a switched fabric communications link used in high-performance computing and enterprise data centers. Its features include high throughput, low latency, quality of service and failover, and it is designed to be scalable.
This package provides development files required to build applications aginast the libibnetdisc5 InfiniBand diagnostic libraries.
There are three methods to install libibnetdisc-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 libibnetdisc-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 libibnetdisc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibnetdisc-dev
Install libibnetdisc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibnetdisc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibnetdisc-dev
Install libibnetdisc-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 libibnetdisc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibnetdisc-dev
How To Uninstall libibnetdisc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libibnetdisc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibnetdisc-dev
Uninstall libibnetdisc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibnetdisc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibnetdisc-dev
Remove libibnetdisc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libibnetdisc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibnetdisc-dev
Remove libibnetdisc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibnetdisc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibnetdisc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibnetdisc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
