How To Install libheaptrack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libheaptrack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libheaptrack
libheaptrack is:
Heap memory usage profiler. It uses LD_PRELOAD to track all calls to the core memory allocation functions and logs these occurrences. Additionally, backtraces are obtained and logged.
The package contains shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libheaptrack 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 libheaptrack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libheaptrack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libheaptrack
Install libheaptrack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libheaptrack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libheaptrack
Install libheaptrack 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 libheaptrack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libheaptrack
How To Uninstall libheaptrack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libheaptrack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libheaptrack
Uninstall libheaptrack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libheaptrack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libheaptrack
Remove libheaptrack Configurations and Data
To remove libheaptrack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libheaptrack
Remove libheaptrack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libheaptrack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libheaptrack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libheaptrack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
