How To Install libopenipmi0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libopenipmi0 is Intelligent Platform Management Interface - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopenipmi0

libopenipmi0 is:

IPMI allows remote monitoring and remote management of devices.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libopenipmi0 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 libopenipmi0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenipmi0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenipmi0

Install libopenipmi0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenipmi0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenipmi0

Install libopenipmi0 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 libopenipmi0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenipmi0

How To Uninstall libopenipmi0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopenipmi0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenipmi0

Uninstall libopenipmi0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenipmi0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenipmi0

Remove libopenipmi0 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenipmi0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenipmi0

Remove libopenipmi0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenipmi0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenipmi0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.