How To Install elfx86exts on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elfx86exts on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elfx86exts
elfx86exts is:
Disassemble a binary containing x86 instructions and print out which extensions it uses. Despite the utterly misleading name, this tool supports ELF and MachO binaries, and perhaps PE-format ones as well. (It used to be more limited.)
There are three methods to install elfx86exts on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elfx86exts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elfx86exts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elfx86exts
Install elfx86exts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elfx86exts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elfx86exts
Install elfx86exts 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install elfx86exts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elfx86exts
How To Uninstall elfx86exts on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elfx86exts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elfx86exts
Uninstall elfx86exts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elfx86exts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elfx86exts
Remove elfx86exts Configurations and Data
To remove elfx86exts configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elfx86exts
Remove elfx86exts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elfx86exts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elfx86exts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elfx86exts package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
