How To Install dcap-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-dbg on Debian 9. dcap-dbg is Debug symbols for dcap client tools

Introduction

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

What is dcap-dbg

dcap-dbg is:

This package contains debug symbols for dcap client tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dcap-dbg

Install dcap-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dcap-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install dcap-dbg

How To Uninstall dcap-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove dcap-dbg

Uninstall dcap-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dcap-dbg

Remove dcap-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dcap-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

dcap-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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