How To Install librandomx0 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx0 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librandomx0
librandomx0 is:
RandomX is a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm that is optimized for general-purpose CPUs. RandomX uses random code execution (hence the name) together with several memory-hard techniques to minimize the efficiency advantage of specialized hardware.
There are three methods to install librandomx0 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librandomx0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librandomx0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librandomx0
Install librandomx0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librandomx0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librandomx0
Install librandomx0 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 librandomx0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librandomx0
How To Uninstall librandomx0 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librandomx0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librandomx0
Uninstall librandomx0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librandomx0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librandomx0
Remove librandomx0 Configurations and Data
To remove librandomx0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librandomx0
Remove librandomx0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librandomx0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librandomx0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.