How To Install libjemalloc1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1 on Debian 9. libjemalloc1 is general-purpose scalable concurrent malloc(3) implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1 on Debian 9.

What is libjemalloc1

libjemalloc1 is:

A library providing a malloc(3) implementation for multi-threaded processes on multi-processor systems.

Notable features are reduced lock contention, predictable low fragmentation, and introspection with heap profiling.

There are three methods to install libjemalloc1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjemalloc1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjemalloc1

Install libjemalloc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjemalloc1

Install libjemalloc1 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 libjemalloc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjemalloc1

How To Uninstall libjemalloc1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libjemalloc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjemalloc1

Uninstall libjemalloc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjemalloc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjemalloc1

Remove libjemalloc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libjemalloc1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjemalloc1

Remove libjemalloc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjemalloc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjemalloc1

Dependencies

libjemalloc1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.