How To Install efl-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install efl-dbg on Debian 9. efl-dbg is Debugging symbols for the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries

Introduction

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

What is efl-dbg

efl-dbg is:

This package contains unstripped shared libraries. It is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed in /usr/lib/debug and are automatically used by gdb.

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

sudo apt-get -y install efl-dbg

Install efl-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install efl-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install efl-dbg

How To Uninstall efl-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove efl-dbg

Uninstall efl-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove efl-dbg

Remove efl-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge efl-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

efl-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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