How To Install libgoogle-perftools-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-perftools-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgoogle-perftools-dev
libgoogle-perftools-dev is:
The gperftools, previously called google-perftools, package contains some utilities to improve and analyze the performance of C++ programs. This includes an optimized thread-caching malloc() and cpu and heap profiling utilities. The devel package contains static and debug libraries and header files for developing applications that use the google-perftools package.
There are three methods to install libgoogle-perftools-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 libgoogle-perftools-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 libgoogle-perftools-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgoogle-perftools-dev
Install libgoogle-perftools-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-perftools-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgoogle-perftools-dev
Install libgoogle-perftools-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 libgoogle-perftools-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgoogle-perftools-dev
How To Uninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgoogle-perftools-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgoogle-perftools-dev
Uninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoogle-perftools-dev
Remove libgoogle-perftools-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgoogle-perftools-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgoogle-perftools-dev
Remove libgoogle-perftools-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgoogle-perftools-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoogle-perftools-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-perftools-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
