How To Install libpapi7.0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpapi7.0 on Debian 12.
What is libpapi7.0
libpapi7.0 is:
Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) provides the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events.
In addition Component PAPI provides access to a collection of components that expose performance measurement opportunites across the hardware and software stack.
Accessing performance counters from userspace may require reducing the paranoia level in /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid, see README.Debian for details.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libpapi7.0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpapi7.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpapi7.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpapi7.0
Install libpapi7.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpapi7.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpapi7.0
Install libpapi7.0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpapi7.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpapi7.0
How To Uninstall libpapi7.0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpapi7.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpapi7.0
Uninstall libpapi7.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpapi7.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpapi7.0
Remove libpapi7.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpapi7.0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpapi7.0
Remove libpapi7.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpapi7.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpapi7.0
Dependencies
libpapi7.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpapi7.0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
