How To Install libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. libibmad.i686 is OpenFabrics Alliance InfiniBand MAD library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `libibmad.i686`

libibmad provides low layer IB functions for use by the IB diagnostic and management programs. These include MAD, SA, SMP, and other basic IB functions.

We can use yum to install libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libibmad.i686.

Install libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libibmad.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libibmad.i686

How To Uninstall libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the libibmad.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove libibmad.i686

libibmad.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/libibmad.so.5
/usr/lib/libibmad.so.5.5.0
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libibmad-1.3.13/ChangeLog

References

libibmad.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibmad.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.