How To Install libmpx2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmpx2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmpx2 is Intel memory protection extensions (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx2 on Debian 10.

What is libmpx2

libmpx2 is:

Intel MPX is a set of processor features which, with compiler, runtime library and OS support, brings increased robustness to software by checking pointer references whose compile time normal intentions are usurped at runtime due to buffer overflow.

There are three methods to install libmpx2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmpx2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmpx2

Install libmpx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmpx2

Install libmpx2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmpx2

How To Uninstall libmpx2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libmpx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmpx2

Uninstall libmpx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmpx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpx2

Remove libmpx2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmpx2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmpx2

Remove libmpx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmpx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpx2

Dependencies

libmpx2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.