How To Install libipt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libipt-dev
libipt-dev is:
Intel’s reference implementation for decoding Intel PT.
Go to https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-platform-analysis-library for sample code that uses the library.
This package provides the development environment for libipt
There are three methods to install libipt-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 libipt-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 libipt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libipt-dev
Install libipt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libipt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libipt-dev
Install libipt-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 libipt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libipt-dev
How To Uninstall libipt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libipt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libipt-dev
Uninstall libipt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libipt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipt-dev
Remove libipt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libipt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libipt-dev
Remove libipt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libipt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
