How To Install libopencsd0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd0 on Debian 11. libopencsd0 is ARM CoreSight Trace decode library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd0 on Debian 11.

What is libopencsd0

libopencsd0 is:

This library provides an API suitable for the decode of ARM(r) CoreSight(tm) trace streams. It supports ETMv3 data & instruction trace, ETMv4 instruction trace, PTM (v1.1) instruction trace, STM (v1.1) software trace, and support for external/custom decoders.

This library is trypically used via perf, but libopencsd-bin also contains a test binary.

There are three methods to install libopencsd0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopencsd0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsd0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencsd0

Install libopencsd0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsd0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopencsd0

Install libopencsd0 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 libopencsd0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencsd0

How To Uninstall libopencsd0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libopencsd0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencsd0

Uninstall libopencsd0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopencsd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencsd0

Remove libopencsd0 Configurations and Data

To remove libopencsd0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencsd0

Remove libopencsd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopencsd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencsd0

Dependencies

libopencsd0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.