How To Install lib32mpx2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx2 on Ubuntu 22.04. lib32mpx2 is Intel memory protection extensions (32bit)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lib32mpx2

lib32mpx2 is:

Intel MPX is a set of processor features which, with compiler, runtime library and OS support, brings increased robustness to software by checking pointer references whose compile time normal intentions are usurped at runtime due to buffer overflow.

There are three methods to install lib32mpx2 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 lib32mpx2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32mpx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32mpx2

Install lib32mpx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32mpx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32mpx2

Install lib32mpx2 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 lib32mpx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32mpx2

How To Uninstall lib32mpx2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lib32mpx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32mpx2

Uninstall lib32mpx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32mpx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32mpx2

Remove lib32mpx2 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32mpx2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32mpx2

Remove lib32mpx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32mpx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32mpx2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32mpx2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.