How To Install libmpx2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpx2
libmpx2 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 libmpx2 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 libmpx2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpx2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpx2
Install libmpx2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpx2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpx2
Install libmpx2 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 libmpx2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpx2
How To Uninstall libmpx2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpx2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpx2
Uninstall libmpx2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpx2
Remove libmpx2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpx2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpx2
Remove libmpx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpx2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpx2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
