How To Install libhugetlbfs-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhugetlbfs-bin on Debian 12.
What is libhugetlbfs-bin
libhugetlbfs-bin is:
libhugetlbfs is a library which provides easy access to huge pages of memory. It is a wrapper for the hugetlbfs file system. Applications can use huge pages to fulfill malloc() requests without being recompiled by using LD_PRELOAD.
The package provies the following userspace tools to help with huge page usability, environment setup, and control:
hugeadm: Configure the system huge page pools. hugectl: Control policy for backing text, data and malloc() with hugepages. hugeedit: Set default policy for backing text and data with hugepages. pagesize: Print supported system page sizes.
There are three methods to install libhugetlbfs-bin on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhugetlbfs-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhugetlbfs-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhugetlbfs-bin
Install libhugetlbfs-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhugetlbfs-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhugetlbfs-bin
Install libhugetlbfs-bin 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libhugetlbfs-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhugetlbfs-bin
How To Uninstall libhugetlbfs-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhugetlbfs-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhugetlbfs-bin
Uninstall libhugetlbfs-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhugetlbfs-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhugetlbfs-bin
Remove libhugetlbfs-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libhugetlbfs-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhugetlbfs-bin
Remove libhugetlbfs-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhugetlbfs-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhugetlbfs-bin
Dependencies
libhugetlbfs-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhugetlbfs-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
