How To Install libibumad3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibumad3 on Debian 9.
What is libibumad3
libibumad3 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 contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libibumad3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libibumad3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libibumad3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libibumad3
Install libibumad3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libibumad3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libibumad3
Install libibumad3 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 libibumad3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libibumad3
How To Uninstall libibumad3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libibumad3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libibumad3
Uninstall libibumad3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libibumad3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibumad3
Remove libibumad3 Configurations and Data
To remove libibumad3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libibumad3
Remove libibumad3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libibumad3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibumad3
Dependencies
libibumad3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libibumad3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.