How To Install procdump on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install procdump on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is procdump
procdump is:
ProcDump provides a convenient way for Linux developers to create core dumps of their application based on performance triggers.
There are three methods to install procdump 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 procdump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install procdump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install procdump
Install procdump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install procdump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install procdump
Install procdump 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 procdump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install procdump
How To Uninstall procdump on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the procdump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove procdump
Uninstall procdump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall procdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove procdump
Remove procdump Configurations and Data
To remove procdump configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge procdump
Remove procdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove procdump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge procdump
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install procdump package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
