How To Install libpapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpapi-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpapi-dev
libpapi-dev is:
Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) provides the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events.
In addition Component PAPI provides access to a collection of components that expose performance measurement opportunites across the hardware and software stack.
This package provides the development files of PAPI.
There are three methods to install libpapi-dev
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 libpapi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpapi-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpapi-dev
Install libpapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpapi-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpapi-dev
Install libpapi-dev 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 libpapi-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpapi-dev
How To Uninstall libpapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpapi-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpapi-dev
Uninstall libpapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpapi-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpapi-dev
Remove libpapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpapi-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpapi-dev
Remove libpapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpapi-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpapi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpapi-dev
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.