How To Install libnuma1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuma1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnuma1 is Libraries for controlling NUMA policy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuma1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnuma1

libnuma1 is:

Library to control specific NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Architecture) scheduling or memory placement policies.

There are three methods to install libnuma1 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 libnuma1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuma1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnuma1

Install libnuma1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuma1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnuma1

Install libnuma1 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 libnuma1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnuma1

How To Uninstall libnuma1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnuma1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnuma1

Uninstall libnuma1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnuma1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnuma1

Remove libnuma1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnuma1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnuma1

Remove libnuma1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnuma1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnuma1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuma1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.