How To Install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11.
What is libipmctl-dev
libipmctl-dev is:
This package provides an API for the following functionality:
- Discover PMMs on the platform.
- Provision the platform memory configuration.
- View and update the firmware on PMMs.
- Configure data-at-rest security on PMMs.
- Monitor PMM health.
- Track performance of PMMs.
- Debug and troubleshoot PMMs.
This package contains C development headers.
There are three methods to install libipmctl-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libipmctl-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 libipmctl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libipmctl-dev
Install libipmctl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libipmctl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libipmctl-dev
Install libipmctl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libipmctl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libipmctl-dev
How To Uninstall libipmctl-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libipmctl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libipmctl-dev
Uninstall libipmctl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libipmctl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipmctl-dev
Remove libipmctl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libipmctl-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libipmctl-dev
Remove libipmctl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libipmctl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipmctl-dev
Dependencies
libipmctl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.