How To Install libpmemblk1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmemblk1-debug
libpmemblk1-debug is:
libpmemblk implements a pmem-resident array of blocks, all the same size, where a block is updated atomically with respect to power failure or program interruption (no torn blocks).
This library is provided for cases requiring large arrays of objects at least 512 bytes each. Most developers will find higher level libraries like libpmemobj to be more generally useful.
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 libpmemblk1-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 libpmemblk1-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 libpmemblk1-debug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmemblk1-debug
Install libpmemblk1-debug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmemblk1-debug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmemblk1-debug
Install libpmemblk1-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 libpmemblk1-debug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmemblk1-debug
How To Uninstall libpmemblk1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmemblk1-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmemblk1-debug
Uninstall libpmemblk1-debug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmemblk1-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmemblk1-debug
Remove libpmemblk1-debug Configurations and Data
To remove libpmemblk1-debug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmemblk1-debug
Remove libpmemblk1-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmemblk1-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmemblk1-debug
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk1-debug package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
