How To Install libminicoredumper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libminicoredumper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libminicoredumper-dev is minicoredumper library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libminicoredumper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libminicoredumper-dev

libminicoredumper-dev is:

Using libminicoredumper, an application can register exactly what data should be dumped by minicoredumper. This data will not only be dumped in case of a crash, but also can be triggered to dump during runtime.

This package provides a dynamic library and a C header file.

There are three methods to install libminicoredumper-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 libminicoredumper-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 libminicoredumper-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libminicoredumper-dev

Install libminicoredumper-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libminicoredumper-dev

Install libminicoredumper-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 libminicoredumper-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libminicoredumper-dev

How To Uninstall libminicoredumper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libminicoredumper-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libminicoredumper-dev

Uninstall libminicoredumper-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libminicoredumper-dev

Remove libminicoredumper-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libminicoredumper-dev

Remove libminicoredumper-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libminicoredumper-dev

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Summary

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