How To Install libipmctl4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl4 on Kali Linux. libipmctl4 is library for managing Intel Optane DC persistent memory modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl4 on Kali Linux.

What is libipmctl4

libipmctl4 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 runtime library and common conf files.

There are three methods to install libipmctl4 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 libipmctl4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libipmctl4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libipmctl4

Install libipmctl4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libipmctl4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libipmctl4

Install libipmctl4 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libipmctl4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libipmctl4

How To Uninstall libipmctl4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libipmctl4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libipmctl4

Uninstall libipmctl4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libipmctl4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipmctl4

Remove libipmctl4 Configurations and Data

To remove libipmctl4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libipmctl4

Remove libipmctl4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libipmctl4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipmctl4

Dependencies

libipmctl4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.