How To Install libibumad-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibumad-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libibumad-dev
libibumad-dev is:
libibumad provides userspace Infiniband Management Datagram (uMAD) functions which sit on top of the uMAD modules in the kernel. These are used by InfiniBand diagnostic and management tools.
This package is needed to compile programs against libibumad. It contains the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libibumad-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libibumad-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libibumad-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibumad-devInstall libibumad-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libibumad-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibumad-devInstall libibumad-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libibumad-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibumad-devHow To Uninstall libibumad-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libibumad-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibumad-devUninstall libibumad-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibumad-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibumad-devRemove libibumad-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libibumad-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibumad-devRemove libibumad-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibumad-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibumad-devDependencies
libibumad-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibumad-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
