How To Install patchelf 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 patchelf on Ubuntu.
What is patchelf
patchelf is:
PatchELF is a simple utility for modifying existing ELF executables and libraries. In particular, it can do the following:
- Change the dynamic loader (“ELF interpreter”) of executables
- Change the RPATH of executables and libraries
- Remove declared dependencies on dynamic libraries (DT_NEEDED entries)
There are three methods to install patchelf 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 patchelf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install patchelf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install patchelf
Install patchelf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install patchelf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install patchelf
Install patchelf 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 patchelf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install patchelf
How To Uninstall patchelf on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the patchelf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove patchelf
Uninstall patchelf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall patchelf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove patchelf
Remove patchelf Configurations and Data
To remove patchelf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge patchelf
Remove patchelf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove patchelf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patchelf
Dependencies
patchelf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install patchelf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.