How To Install libvmmalloc1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 on Debian 11. libvmmalloc1 is Persistent Memory dynamic allocation support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 on Debian 11.

What is libvmmalloc1

libvmmalloc1 is:

The libvmmalloc library transparently converts all the dynamic memory allocations into volatile persistent memory allocations. This allows the use of persistent memory as volatile memory without modifying the target application.

There are three methods to install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvmmalloc1

Install libvmmalloc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvmmalloc1

Install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvmmalloc1

How To Uninstall libvmmalloc1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libvmmalloc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvmmalloc1

Uninstall libvmmalloc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvmmalloc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmmalloc1

Remove libvmmalloc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvmmalloc1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmmalloc1

Remove libvmmalloc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvmmalloc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmmalloc1

Dependencies

libvmmalloc1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.