How To Install libpsm2-2-compat on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsm2-2-compat on Kali Linux.

What is libpsm2-2-compat

libpsm2-2-compat is:

PSM compatibility API is Intel’s low-level user-space communications interface for the Intel(R) TrueScale family of products. This library adds support for MPIs linked with PSM versions < 2.

There are three methods to install libpsm2-2-compat 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 libpsm2-2-compat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsm2-2-compat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpsm2-2-compat

Install libpsm2-2-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsm2-2-compat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpsm2-2-compat

Install libpsm2-2-compat 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 libpsm2-2-compat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpsm2-2-compat

How To Uninstall libpsm2-2-compat on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpsm2-2-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpsm2-2-compat

Uninstall libpsm2-2-compat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpsm2-2-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpsm2-2-compat

Remove libpsm2-2-compat Configurations and Data

To remove libpsm2-2-compat configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpsm2-2-compat

Remove libpsm2-2-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpsm2-2-compat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpsm2-2-compat

Dependencies

libpsm2-2-compat have the following dependencies:

• libpsm2-2

References

• libpsm2-2-compat website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsm2-2-compat package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.