How To Install libx32asan3-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan3-dbg on Debian 9. libx32asan3-dbg is AddressSanitizer – a fast memory error detector (x32 debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan3-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libx32asan3-dbg

libx32asan3-dbg 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 libx32asan3-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx32asan3-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan3-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32asan3-dbg

Install libx32asan3-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan3-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32asan3-dbg

Install libx32asan3-dbg 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 libx32asan3-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32asan3-dbg

How To Uninstall libx32asan3-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libx32asan3-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32asan3-dbg

Uninstall libx32asan3-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32asan3-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32asan3-dbg

Remove libx32asan3-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libx32asan3-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32asan3-dbg

Remove libx32asan3-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32asan3-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32asan3-dbg

Dependencies

libx32asan3-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan3-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.