There are many similar named packages for libasan (the address sanitizer for gcc and clang):
$ apt-cache search libasan | grep -v dbg | grep -v cross libasan2 - AddressSanitizer -- a fast memory error detector libasan3 - AddressSanitizer -- a fast memory error detector libasan4 - AddressSanitizer -- a fast memory error detector libasan0 - AddressSanitizer -- a fast memory error detector (Output is from Ubuntu 17.10. Ubuntu 18.04 also has libasan5.)
- What is the difference between these packages?
- Which one should I install?
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What is the difference between these packages?
The different packages are for different versions of gcc:
- libasan0: gcc-4.8
- libasan2: gcc-5
- libasan3: gcc-6
- libasan4: gcc-7
- libasan5: gcc-8
To find out that information, you can look at the packages details: apt-cache show libsan0
Which one should I install?
The version that matches the gcc version that you used to compile the program.
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