How To Install libbpfcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpfcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbpfcc-dev
libbpfcc-dev is:
BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs
It makes use of extended BPF (Berkeley Package Filter) and provides tools for BPF based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring and more
This package provides the development headers for BPF Compiler Collection
There are three methods to install libbpfcc-dev 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 libbpfcc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpfcc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbpfcc-dev
Install libbpfcc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpfcc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbpfcc-dev
Install libbpfcc-dev 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 libbpfcc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbpfcc-dev
How To Uninstall libbpfcc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbpfcc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbpfcc-dev
Uninstall libbpfcc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbpfcc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpfcc-dev
Remove libbpfcc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbpfcc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbpfcc-dev
Remove libbpfcc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbpfcc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpfcc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpfcc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
