How To Install libmpx0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpx0
libmpx0 is:
Intel MPX is a set of processor features which, with compiler, runtime library and OS support, brings increased robustness to software by checking pointer references whose compile time normal intentions are usurped at runtime due to buffer overflow.
There are three methods to install libmpx0 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 libmpx0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpx0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpx0
Install libmpx0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpx0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpx0
Install libmpx0 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 libmpx0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpx0
How To Uninstall libmpx0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpx0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpx0
Uninstall libmpx0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpx0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpx0
Remove libmpx0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpx0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpx0
Remove libmpx0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpx0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpx0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
