How To Install libfabric-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfabric-dev
libfabric-dev is:
Libfabric is a communication library that exports interfaces for fabric services to applications. Libfabric is the core component of the Open Fabrics Interfaces (OFI) framework.
This package is needed to compile programs against libfabric1. It contains the header files and links needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libfabric-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfabric-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 libfabric-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfabric-dev
Install libfabric-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfabric-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfabric-dev
Install libfabric-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 libfabric-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfabric-dev
How To Uninstall libfabric-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfabric-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfabric-dev
Uninstall libfabric-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfabric-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfabric-dev
Remove libfabric-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfabric-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfabric-dev
Remove libfabric-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfabric-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfabric-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
