How To Install rdma_lat on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install perftest

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is rdma_lat and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install rdma_lat on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install rdma_lat using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install rdma_lat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perftest

Install rdma_lat using apt

Because rdma_lat is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install rdma_lat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perftest

Install rdma_lat 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install rdma_lat by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perftest

How to upgrade (update) a single package rdma_lat using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the rdma_lat, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install perftest

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install perftest

How To Uninstall rdma_lat from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the rdma_lat package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perftest

Uninstall rdma_lat and all its dependencies

To uninstall rdma_lat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perftest

Remove rdma_lat with all configurations and data

To remove rdma_lat configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perftest

Remove rdma_lat completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to rdma_lat package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perftest

Extra info and code examples

This is a collection of tests written using Infiniband verbs intended for use as a performance micro-benchmark. The tests can measure the latency and bandwidth of Infiniband fabrics.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install rdma_lat using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the rdma_lat from Ubuntu 22.04.

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