How To Install libdistorm64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdistorm64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdistorm64-1 is ultimate disassembler library for x86 code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdistorm64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdistorm64-1

libdistorm64-1 is:

Distorm64 is a fast disassembler library for the x86-64 instruction set. Main features are:

  • It’s really fast.
  • It supports multi-threading.
  • It supports AMD64, and all other 80x86 instruction sets.
  • It supports up to date instruction sets, such as VMX and SSE4.
  • It handles instruction prefixes in a serious manner.
  • Unused/extra prefixes are dropped (output as DB’ed).
  • Lock prefix works only on lockable instructions if the first operand is in the form of memory indirection.
  • REPn/z prefix works only on repeatable string instructions as well as I/O instructions.
  • Segment Override prefixes are possible where memory indirection address is being used (and specially treated with string and I/O instructions).
  • Some SSE2 instructions support pseudo opcodes (CMP family).
  • “Native” instructions, those which have the same mnemonic in different decoding modes, unless there’s an operand size prefix, which then a suffix letter is concatenated to the mnemonic in order to indicate the operation size (instructions like: PUSHA, IRET, etc.).
  • XLAT instruction is treated specially when prefixed.
  • Drops invalid instructions when their operands are invalid.
  • Won’t decode instructions which are longer than 15 bytes.
  • CR8 register is now accessible using the Lock prefix in 32 bits decoding mode.
  • In 64-bit decoding mode the Segment Override prefixes CS, DS, ES and SS are ignored.

There are three methods to install libdistorm64-1 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 libdistorm64-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdistorm64-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdistorm64-1

Install libdistorm64-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdistorm64-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdistorm64-1

Install libdistorm64-1 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 libdistorm64-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdistorm64-1

How To Uninstall libdistorm64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdistorm64-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdistorm64-1

Uninstall libdistorm64-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdistorm64-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdistorm64-1

Remove libdistorm64-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdistorm64-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdistorm64-1

Remove libdistorm64-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdistorm64-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdistorm64-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdistorm64-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.