How To Install libipt2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt2 on Debian 11.
What is libipt2
libipt2 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.
There are three methods to install libipt2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libipt2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libipt2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libipt2
Install libipt2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libipt2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libipt2
Install libipt2 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 libipt2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libipt2
How To Uninstall libipt2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libipt2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libipt2
Uninstall libipt2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libipt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipt2
Remove libipt2 Configurations and Data
To remove libipt2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libipt2
Remove libipt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libipt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipt2
Dependencies
libipt2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipt2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
