How To Install lib32mpx0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. lib32mpx0-dbg is Intel memory protection extensions (32 bit debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lib32mpx0-dbg

lib32mpx0-dbg is:

Intel MPX is a set of processor features which, with compiler, runtime library and OS support, brings increased robustness to software by checking pointer references whose compile time normal intentions are usurped at runtime due to buffer overflow.

There are three methods to install lib32mpx0-dbg 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 lib32mpx0-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 lib32mpx0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32mpx0-dbg

Install lib32mpx0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32mpx0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32mpx0-dbg

Install lib32mpx0-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32mpx0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32mpx0-dbg

How To Uninstall lib32mpx0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lib32mpx0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32mpx0-dbg

Uninstall lib32mpx0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32mpx0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32mpx0-dbg

Remove lib32mpx0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove lib32mpx0-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32mpx0-dbg

Remove lib32mpx0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32mpx0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32mpx0-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx0-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.