How To Install libctf0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 on Ubuntu 20.04. libctf0 is Compact C Type Format library (runtime, BFD dependency) Compact C Type Format library (runtime, BFD dependency)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libctf0

libctf0 is:

This package includes the libctf-nobfd shared library. The Compact C Type Format (CTF) is a way of representing information about a binary program Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes

Package: libctf0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: devel Source: binutils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 130 Depends: libbinutils (= 2.34-6ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0) Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/libctf0_2.34-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 46620 MD5sum: 3f9dc28bba705d5e1157e53f9f3de34d SHA1: 1e14ba88ef5c2f9ba14ba5d21c8a1e16bcb93cf5 SHA256: 3bfee182c162f9e6128a419f214d9f507f86c6841b84d27dd5c1dfd0b2b09098 Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ Description-en: Compact C Type Format library (runtime, BFD dependency) This package includes the libctf-nobfd shared library. The Compact C Type Format (CTF) is a way of representing information about a binary program Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes

There are three methods to install libctf0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libctf0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libctf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libctf0

Install libctf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libctf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libctf0

Install libctf0 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 libctf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libctf0

How To Uninstall libctf0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libctf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libctf0

Uninstall libctf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libctf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctf0

Remove libctf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libctf0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libctf0

Remove libctf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libctf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctf0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.