How To Install libasan2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libasan2
libasan2 is:
AddressSanitizer (ASan) is a fast memory error detector. It finds use-after-free and {heap,stack,global}-buffer overflow bugs in C/C++ programs.
There are three methods to install libasan2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libasan2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libasan2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasan2
Install libasan2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasan2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasan2
Install libasan2 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 libasan2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasan2
How To Uninstall libasan2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libasan2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasan2
Uninstall libasan2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasan2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasan2
Remove libasan2 Configurations and Data
To remove libasan2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasan2
Remove libasan2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasan2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasan2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.