How To Install augeas-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install augeas-dbg on Debian 9. augeas-dbg is Debugging symbols for libaugeas0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install augeas-dbg on Debian 9.

What is augeas-dbg

augeas-dbg is:

Augeas is a configuration editing tool. It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native config files.

This package provides debugging symbols for augeas, both the core library and the tools, to assist in diagnosing critical bugs. It is not required for normal operation.

There are three methods to install augeas-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 augeas-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 augeas-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install augeas-dbg

Install augeas-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install augeas-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install augeas-dbg

Install augeas-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 augeas-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install augeas-dbg

How To Uninstall augeas-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the augeas-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove augeas-dbg

Uninstall augeas-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall augeas-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove augeas-dbg

Remove augeas-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove augeas-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge augeas-dbg

Remove augeas-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove augeas-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge augeas-dbg

Dependencies

augeas-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install augeas-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.