How To Install libx32atomic1 on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32atomic1 on Debian 9.

What is libx32atomic1

libx32atomic1 is:

library providing __atomic built-in functions. When an atomic call cannot be turned into lock-free instructions, GCC will make calls into this library.

There are three methods to install libx32atomic1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx32atomic1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32atomic1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32atomic1

Install libx32atomic1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32atomic1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32atomic1

Install libx32atomic1 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 libx32atomic1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32atomic1

How To Uninstall libx32atomic1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libx32atomic1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32atomic1

Uninstall libx32atomic1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32atomic1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32atomic1

Remove libx32atomic1 Configurations and Data

To remove libx32atomic1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32atomic1

Remove libx32atomic1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32atomic1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32atomic1

Dependencies

libx32atomic1 have the following dependencies:

• gcc-6-base
• libc6-x32

References

• libx32atomic1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32atomic1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.