How To Install libasan3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libasan3
libasan3 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 libasan3 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 libasan3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libasan3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasan3
Install libasan3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasan3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasan3
Install libasan3 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 libasan3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasan3
How To Uninstall libasan3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libasan3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasan3
Uninstall libasan3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasan3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasan3
Remove libasan3 Configurations and Data
To remove libasan3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasan3
Remove libasan3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasan3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasan3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.