How To Install libopencsd1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libopencsd1 is ARM CoreSight Trace decode library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libopencsd1

libopencsd1 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 libopencsd1 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 libopencsd1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsd1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencsd1

Install libopencsd1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsd1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopencsd1

Install libopencsd1 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 libopencsd1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencsd1

How To Uninstall libopencsd1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libopencsd1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencsd1

Uninstall libopencsd1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopencsd1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencsd1

Remove libopencsd1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopencsd1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencsd1

Remove libopencsd1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopencsd1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencsd1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsd1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.