How To Install libumad2sim0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libumad2sim0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libumad2sim0
libumad2sim0 is:
ibsim provides a simulation of an InfiniBand fabric, which can be used by the opensm subnet manager and infiniband diagnostics and management tools.
This package provides an LD_PRELOADable library which will make applications use the simulated fabric.
There are three methods to install libumad2sim0 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 libumad2sim0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libumad2sim0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libumad2sim0
Install libumad2sim0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libumad2sim0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libumad2sim0
Install libumad2sim0 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 libumad2sim0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libumad2sim0
How To Uninstall libumad2sim0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libumad2sim0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libumad2sim0
Uninstall libumad2sim0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libumad2sim0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libumad2sim0
Remove libumad2sim0 Configurations and Data
To remove libumad2sim0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libumad2sim0
Remove libumad2sim0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libumad2sim0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libumad2sim0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libumad2sim0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
