How To Install dbus-1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbus-1-dbg on Debian 9. dbus-1-dbg is simple interprocess messaging system (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbus-1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is dbus-1-dbg

dbus-1-dbg is:

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.

This package provides support for debugging programs that use the core D-Bus shared library.

See the dbus package description for more information about D-Bus in general.

There are three methods to install dbus-1-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 dbus-1-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 dbus-1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dbus-1-dbg

Install dbus-1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dbus-1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dbus-1-dbg

Install dbus-1-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 dbus-1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbus-1-dbg

How To Uninstall dbus-1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dbus-1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dbus-1-dbg

Uninstall dbus-1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dbus-1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbus-1-dbg

Remove dbus-1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove dbus-1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dbus-1-dbg

Remove dbus-1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dbus-1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbus-1-dbg

Dependencies

dbus-1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbus-1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.