How To Install libzydis3.2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzydis3.2 on Ubuntu 22.04. libzydis3.2 is fast and lightweight x86/x86-64 disassembler library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzydis3.2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libzydis3.2

libzydis3.2 is:

Zydis is a fast x86/x86-64 disassembler library. It supports all x86 and AMD64 instructions and many vendor extensions, doesn’t perform dynamic memory allocations, is thread safe by design and has no third party dependency - not even libc.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libzydis3.2 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 libzydis3.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzydis3.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzydis3.2

Install libzydis3.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzydis3.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzydis3.2

Install libzydis3.2 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 libzydis3.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzydis3.2

How To Uninstall libzydis3.2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libzydis3.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzydis3.2

Uninstall libzydis3.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzydis3.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzydis3.2

Remove libzydis3.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libzydis3.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzydis3.2

Remove libzydis3.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzydis3.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzydis3.2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzydis3.2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.