How To Install afflib-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install afflib-dbg on Debian 9.
What is afflib-dbg
afflib-dbg is:
The Advanced Forensic Format (AFF) is on-disk format for storing computer forensic information. Critical features of AFF include:
- AFF allows you to store both computer forensic data and associated metadata in one or more files.
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This package provides the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install afflib-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install afflib-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install afflib-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install afflib-dbg
Install afflib-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install afflib-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install afflib-dbg
Install afflib-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install afflib-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install afflib-dbg
How To Uninstall afflib-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the afflib-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove afflib-dbg
Uninstall afflib-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall afflib-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove afflib-dbg
Remove afflib-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove afflib-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge afflib-dbg
Remove afflib-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove afflib-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge afflib-dbg
Dependencies
afflib-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install afflib-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
