How To Install ibutils on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibutils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ibutils
ibutils is:
This package contains a set of utilities useful for diagnosing and testing InfiniBand based networks.
There are three methods to install ibutils on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ibutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ibutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibutils
Install ibutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibutils
Install ibutils 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 ibutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibutils
How To Uninstall ibutils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ibutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibutils
Uninstall ibutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibutils
Remove ibutils Configurations and Data
To remove ibutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibutils
Remove ibutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
