How To Install libfreeipmi17 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi17 on Ubuntu.
What is libfreeipmi17
libfreeipmi17 is:
FreeIPMI is a collection of Intelligent Platform Management IPMI system software. It provides in-band and out-of-band software and a development library conforming to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI v1.5 and v2.0) standards.
OpenIPMI, KCS, SMIC, SSIF, LAN drivers, and an IPMI API in a C Library.
There are three methods to install libfreeipmi17 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreeipmi17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeipmi17
Install libfreeipmi17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeipmi17
Install libfreeipmi17 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 libfreeipmi17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeipmi17
How To Uninstall libfreeipmi17 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfreeipmi17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeipmi17
Uninstall libfreeipmi17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeipmi17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeipmi17
Remove libfreeipmi17 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeipmi17 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeipmi17
Remove libfreeipmi17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeipmi17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeipmi17
Dependencies
libfreeipmi17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi17 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.