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