How to Install and Uninstall libmlx5-1 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "libmlx5-1" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libmlx5-1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmlx5-1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmlx5-1" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libmlx5-1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmlx5-1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmlx5-1 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libmlx5-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: OFED and Debian Developement and Discussion
Architecture: amd64
Source: libmlx5
Version: 1.0.2-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libibverbs1 (>= 1.1.2)
Filename: pool/universe/libm/libmlx5/libmlx5-1_1.0.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 23432
MD5sum: ec8ff33afee3662258d7a3daed36bf22
SHA1: 8a6208cd34c0e442a229359f6228ee7f52e8703e
SHA256: 4f15b97246e34212911340b4263444ca5cdca7c29701cf920f791d1632c81640
Description-en: Userspace driver for Mellanox Connect-IB InfiniBand HCAs
libmlx5 is a device-specific driver for Mellanox Connect-IB InfiniBand
host channel adapters (HCAs) for the libibverbs library. This allows
userspace processes to access Mellanox HCA hardware directly with
low latency and low overhead.
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This package contains the loadable plug-in.
Description-md5: 096c758325fbf95f3ce4bcaed5215874
Homepage: https://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/mlx5/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu