How To Install libvmmalloc1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvmmalloc1
libvmmalloc1 is:
The libvmmalloc library transparently converts all the dynamic memory allocations into persistent memory allocations. This allows the use of persistent memory as volatile memory without modifying the target application.
There are three methods to install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvmmalloc1
Install libvmmalloc1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvmmalloc1
Install libvmmalloc1 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 libvmmalloc1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvmmalloc1
How To Uninstall libvmmalloc1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvmmalloc1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvmmalloc1
Uninstall libvmmalloc1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvmmalloc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmmalloc1
Remove libvmmalloc1 Configurations and Data
To remove libvmmalloc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvmmalloc1
Remove libvmmalloc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvmmalloc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmmalloc1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
