How To Install librpmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librpmem-dev
librpmem-dev is:
librpmem provides low-level support for remote access to persistent memory (pmem) utilizing RDMA-capable RNICs.
This package contains libraries and header files used for linking programs against librpmem.
There are three methods to install librpmem-dev 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 librpmem-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 librpmem-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librpmem-dev
Install librpmem-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librpmem-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librpmem-dev
Install librpmem-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install librpmem-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librpmem-dev
How To Uninstall librpmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librpmem-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librpmem-dev
Uninstall librpmem-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librpmem-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librpmem-dev
Remove librpmem-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librpmem-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librpmem-dev
Remove librpmem-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librpmem-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librpmem-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpmem-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
