How To Install libatomic1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatomic1 on Debian 11. libatomic1 is support library providing __atomic built-in functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatomic1 on Debian 11.

What is libatomic1

libatomic1 is:

library providing __atomic built-in functions. When an atomic call cannot be turned into lock-free instructions, GCC will make calls into this library.

There are three methods to install libatomic1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libatomic1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libatomic1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libatomic1

Install libatomic1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libatomic1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libatomic1

Install libatomic1 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 libatomic1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libatomic1

How To Uninstall libatomic1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libatomic1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libatomic1

Uninstall libatomic1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libatomic1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatomic1

Remove libatomic1 Configurations and Data

To remove libatomic1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libatomic1

Remove libatomic1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libatomic1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatomic1

Dependencies

libatomic1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatomic1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.