How To Install libpsm-infinipath1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsm-infinipath1 on Kali Linux.

What is libpsm-infinipath1

libpsm-infinipath1 is:

The PSM Messaging API, or PSM API, is Intel’s (formerly QLogic’s) low-level, user-level communication interface for the Truescale family of products. PSM users can use mechanisms necessary to implement higher-level communication interfaces in parallel environments.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libpsm-infinipath1 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 libpsm-infinipath1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsm-infinipath1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpsm-infinipath1

Install libpsm-infinipath1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsm-infinipath1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpsm-infinipath1

Install libpsm-infinipath1 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 libpsm-infinipath1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpsm-infinipath1

How To Uninstall libpsm-infinipath1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpsm-infinipath1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpsm-infinipath1

Uninstall libpsm-infinipath1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpsm-infinipath1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpsm-infinipath1

Remove libpsm-infinipath1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpsm-infinipath1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpsm-infinipath1

Remove libpsm-infinipath1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpsm-infinipath1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpsm-infinipath1

Dependencies

libpsm-infinipath1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libuuid1

References

• libpsm-infinipath1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsm-infinipath1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.