How To Install libgoogle-perftools4 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 libgoogle-perftools4 on Ubuntu.
What is libgoogle-perftools4
libgoogle-perftools4 is:
The gperftools, previously called google-perftools, package contains some utilities to improve and analyze the performance of C++ programs. This includes the full features: an optimized thread-caching malloc() and cpu and heap profiling utilities.
There are three methods to install libgoogle-perftools4 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 libgoogle-perftools4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-perftools4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgoogle-perftools4
Install libgoogle-perftools4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-perftools4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgoogle-perftools4
Install libgoogle-perftools4 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 libgoogle-perftools4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgoogle-perftools4
How To Uninstall libgoogle-perftools4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgoogle-perftools4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgoogle-perftools4
Uninstall libgoogle-perftools4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgoogle-perftools4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoogle-perftools4
Remove libgoogle-perftools4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgoogle-perftools4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgoogle-perftools4
Remove libgoogle-perftools4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgoogle-perftools4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoogle-perftools4
Dependencies
libgoogle-perftools4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-perftools4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.