How To Install libjvmti-oprofile0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjvmti-oprofile0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libjvmti-oprofile0 is system-wide profiler for Linux systems (Java runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjvmti-oprofile0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjvmti-oprofile0

libjvmti-oprofile0 is:

OProfile is a performance profiling tool for Linux systems, capable of profiling all running code at low overhead. It consists of a daemon for collecting sample data, plus several post-profiling tools for turning data into information.

This package contains the jvmti_oprofile runtime library for Java support.

There are three methods to install libjvmti-oprofile0 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 libjvmti-oprofile0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjvmti-oprofile0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjvmti-oprofile0

Install libjvmti-oprofile0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjvmti-oprofile0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjvmti-oprofile0

Install libjvmti-oprofile0 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 libjvmti-oprofile0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjvmti-oprofile0

How To Uninstall libjvmti-oprofile0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjvmti-oprofile0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjvmti-oprofile0

Uninstall libjvmti-oprofile0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjvmti-oprofile0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjvmti-oprofile0

Remove libjvmti-oprofile0 Configurations and Data

To remove libjvmti-oprofile0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjvmti-oprofile0

Remove libjvmti-oprofile0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjvmti-oprofile0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjvmti-oprofile0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjvmti-oprofile0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.