How To Install libmimalloc-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimalloc-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmimalloc-dev
libmimalloc-dev is:
This is a general purpose allocator with excellent performance characteristics. Initially developed by Daan Leijen for the run-time systems of the Koka and Lean languages.
It is a drop-in replacement for malloc and can be used in other programs without code changes.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmimalloc-dev 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 libmimalloc-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 libmimalloc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmimalloc-dev
Install libmimalloc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmimalloc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmimalloc-dev
Install libmimalloc-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmimalloc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmimalloc-dev
How To Uninstall libmimalloc-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmimalloc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmimalloc-dev
Uninstall libmimalloc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmimalloc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmimalloc-dev
Remove libmimalloc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmimalloc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmimalloc-dev
Remove libmimalloc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmimalloc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmimalloc-dev
Dependencies
libmimalloc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimalloc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
