How To Install libbpf0 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf0 on Ubuntu.
What is libbpf0
libbpf0 is:
libbpf is a library for loading eBPF programs and reading and manipulating eBPF objects from user-space.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libbpf0 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbpf0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbpf0
Install libbpf0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbpf0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbpf0
Install libbpf0 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 libbpf0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbpf0
How To Uninstall libbpf0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libbpf0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbpf0
Uninstall libbpf0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbpf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpf0
Remove libbpf0 Configurations and Data
To remove libbpf0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbpf0
Remove libbpf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbpf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpf0
Dependencies
libbpf0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.