How To Install libpmemobj1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemobj1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libpmemobj1 is Persistent Memory object store support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemobj1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpmemobj1

libpmemobj1 is:

libpmemobj turns a persistent memory file into a flexible object store, supporting transactions, memory management, locking, lists, and a number of other features.

There are three methods to install libpmemobj1 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 libpmemobj1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmemobj1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpmemobj1

Install libpmemobj1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmemobj1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpmemobj1

Install libpmemobj1 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 libpmemobj1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpmemobj1

How To Uninstall libpmemobj1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpmemobj1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpmemobj1

Uninstall libpmemobj1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpmemobj1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmemobj1

Remove libpmemobj1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpmemobj1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpmemobj1

Remove libpmemobj1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpmemobj1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmemobj1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemobj1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.