How To Install libpmem1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmem1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmem1-debug
libpmem1-debug is:
libpmem provides low level persistent memory support. In particular, support for the persistent memory instructions for flushing changes to pmem is provided.
This library is provided for software which tracks every store to pmem and needs to flush those changes to durability. Most developers will find higher level libraries like libpmemobj to be much more convenient.
This package contains a special build of this library meant for debugging purposes. It contains extra logging, assertions and expensive checks that should not be used otherwise.
There are three methods to install libpmem1-debug 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 libpmem1-debug Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmem1-debug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmem1-debug
Install libpmem1-debug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmem1-debug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmem1-debug
Install libpmem1-debug 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 libpmem1-debug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmem1-debug
How To Uninstall libpmem1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmem1-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmem1-debug
Uninstall libpmem1-debug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmem1-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmem1-debug
Remove libpmem1-debug Configurations and Data
To remove libpmem1-debug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmem1-debug
Remove libpmem1-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmem1-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmem1-debug
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmem1-debug package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
