How To Install libvmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvmem-dev
libvmem-dev is:
The libvmem library turns a pool of persistent memory into a volatile memory pool, similar to the system heap but kept separate and with its own malloc-style API.
This package contains libraries and header files used for linking programs against libvmem.
There are three methods to install libvmem-dev 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 libvmem-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvmem-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvmem-dev
Install libvmem-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvmem-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvmem-dev
Install libvmem-dev 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 libvmem-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvmem-dev
How To Uninstall libvmem-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvmem-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvmem-dev
Uninstall libvmem-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvmem-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmem-dev
Remove libvmem-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvmem-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvmem-dev
Remove libvmem-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvmem-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmem-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmem-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
