How to Install and Uninstall ipmctl Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ipmctl" package

This tutorial shows how to install ipmctl on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ipmctl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ipmctl" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ipmctl on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ipmctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ipmctl package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ipmctl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 02.00.00.3774+ds-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Borowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 115
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libipmctl4 (>= 02.00.00.3673)
Filename: pool/universe/i/ipmctl/ipmctl_02.00.00.3774+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 76276
MD5sum: 13e76a424b362f10ce6ad085e32f7664
SHA1: e2134a159f381118685932874befa601206dbdfc
SHA256: 695b56e1b39a1bb7d02aed793ac37f3870f598b205a80ed96fedaf5e2508216e
SHA512: ae011b06e00c5f373e8f4f04e35bd5e0c18ed971261653b6d7a487f410ab95fc5c20a1ff263ba93d988e85c1679cee879a1b6598edb71b11aa28a26e2fa775ef
Homepage: https://github.com/intel/ipmctl
Description-en: utility for configuring and managing Intel Optane DC persistent memory modules
This package provides a CLI with the following functionality:
* Discover PMMs on the platform.
* Provision the platform memory configuration.
* View and update the firmware on PMMs.
* Configure data-at-rest security on PMMs.
* Monitor PMM health.
* Track performance of PMMs.
* Debug and troubleshoot PMMs.
Description-md5: 82742e41379b83675f177ee177d876af