How To Install libx32asan0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libx32asan0 is AddressSanitizer – a fast memory error detector (x32)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx32asan0

libx32asan0 is:

AddressSanitizer (ASan) is a fast memory error detector. It finds use-after-free and {heap,stack,global}-buffer overflow bugs in C/C++ programs.

There are three methods to install libx32asan0 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 libx32asan0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32asan0

Install libx32asan0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32asan0

Install libx32asan0 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 libx32asan0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32asan0

How To Uninstall libx32asan0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx32asan0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32asan0

Uninstall libx32asan0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32asan0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32asan0

Remove libx32asan0 Configurations and Data

To remove libx32asan0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32asan0

Remove libx32asan0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32asan0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32asan0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.