How to Install and Uninstall libibverbs.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libibverbs.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to install libibverbs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libibverbs.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libibverbs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libibverbs.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : libibverbs
Arch : x86_64
Version : 35.0
Release : 1.amzn2.0.2
Size : 270 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : A library and drivers for direct userspace use of RDMA
: (InfiniBand/iWARP/RoCE) hardware
URL : https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core
License : GPLv2 or BSD
Description : libibverbs is a library that allows userspace processes to use
: RDMA "verbs" as described in the InfiniBand Architecture
: Specification and the RDMA Protocol Verbs Specification. This
: includes direct hardware access from userspace to InfiniBand/iWARP
: adapters (kernel bypass) for fast path operations.
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: Device-specific plug-in ibverbs userspace drivers are included:
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: - libcxgb4: Chelsio T4 iWARP HCA
: - libhfi1: Intel Omni-Path HFI
: - libhns: HiSilicon Hip06 SoC
: - libi40iw: Intel Ethernet Connection X722 RDMA
: - libipathverbs: QLogic InfiniPath HCA
: - libmlx4: Mellanox ConnectX-3 InfiniBand HCA
: - libmlx5: Mellanox Connect-IB/X-4+ InfiniBand HCA
: - libmthca: Mellanox InfiniBand HCA
: - libocrdma: Emulex OneConnect RDMA/RoCE Device
: - libqedr: QLogic QL4xxx RoCE HCA
: - librxe: A software implementation of the RoCE protocol
: - libsiw: A software implementation of the iWarp protocol
: - libvmw_pvrdma: VMware paravirtual RDMA device