How To Install libx32asan5 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libx32asan5 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libx32asan5 is AddressSanitizer – a fast memory error detector (x32)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan5 on Debian 10.

What is libx32asan5

libx32asan5 is:

AddressSanitizer (ASan) is a fast memory error detector. It finds use-after-free and {heap,stack,global}-buffer overflow bugs in C/C++ programs.

There are three methods to install libx32asan5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx32asan5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32asan5

Install libx32asan5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32asan5

Install libx32asan5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32asan5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32asan5

How To Uninstall libx32asan5 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libx32asan5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32asan5

Uninstall libx32asan5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32asan5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32asan5

Remove libx32asan5 Configurations and Data

To remove libx32asan5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32asan5

Remove libx32asan5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32asan5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32asan5

Dependencies

libx32asan5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32asan5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.