How To Install opa-address-resolution on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-address-resolution on Kali Linux.
What is opa-address-resolution
opa-address-resolution is:
This package contains the ibacm distributed SA provider (dsap) for name and address resolution on an Intel(R) Omni-Path Architecture platform. It also contains tools to access the shared memory database exported by dsap.
There are three methods to install opa-address-resolution 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 opa-address-resolution Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opa-address-resolution using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opa-address-resolutionInstall opa-address-resolution Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opa-address-resolution using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opa-address-resolutionInstall opa-address-resolution 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opa-address-resolution using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opa-address-resolutionHow To Uninstall opa-address-resolution on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the opa-address-resolution package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opa-address-resolutionUninstall opa-address-resolution And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opa-address-resolution and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opa-address-resolutionRemove opa-address-resolution Configurations and Data
To remove opa-address-resolution configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opa-address-resolutionRemove opa-address-resolution configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opa-address-resolution configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opa-address-resolutionDependencies
opa-address-resolution have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-address-resolution package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
