How To Install libpmempool1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmempool1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpmempool1-debug
libpmempool1-debug is:
libpmempool provides a set of utilities for management, diagnostics and repair of persistent memory pools. A pool in this context means a pmemobj pool, pmemblk pool, pmemlog pool or BTT layout, independent of the underlying storage. The libpmempool is for applications that need high reliability or built-in troubleshooting. It may be useful for testing and debugging purposes also.
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 libpmempool1-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 libpmempool1-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 libpmempool1-debug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmempool1-debug
Install libpmempool1-debug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmempool1-debug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmempool1-debug
Install libpmempool1-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 libpmempool1-debug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmempool1-debug
How To Uninstall libpmempool1-debug on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpmempool1-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmempool1-debug
Uninstall libpmempool1-debug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmempool1-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmempool1-debug
Remove libpmempool1-debug Configurations and Data
To remove libpmempool1-debug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmempool1-debug
Remove libpmempool1-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmempool1-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmempool1-debug
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmempool1-debug package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
