How To Install libopen-trace-format1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopen-trace-format1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libopen-trace-format1 is Open Trace Format support library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopen-trace-format1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopen-trace-format1

libopen-trace-format1 is:

OTF is a standard trace format used by several high-performance tools, using an ASCII encoding, which supports multiple streams. The libotf provides support for reading/writing them.

This package contains the libotf shared library.

There are three methods to install libopen-trace-format1 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 libopen-trace-format1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopen-trace-format1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopen-trace-format1

Install libopen-trace-format1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopen-trace-format1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopen-trace-format1

Install libopen-trace-format1 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 libopen-trace-format1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopen-trace-format1

How To Uninstall libopen-trace-format1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopen-trace-format1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopen-trace-format1

Uninstall libopen-trace-format1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopen-trace-format1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopen-trace-format1

Remove libopen-trace-format1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopen-trace-format1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopen-trace-format1

Remove libopen-trace-format1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopen-trace-format1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopen-trace-format1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopen-trace-format1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.