How To Install gdb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gdb-dbg
gdb-dbg is:
GDB is a source-level debugger, capable of breaking programs at any specific line, displaying variable values, and determining where errors occurred. Currently, gdb supports C, C++, D, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, OpenCL C, Pascal, assembly, Modula-2, Go, and Ada. A must-have for any serious programmer.
This package contains the detached debugging symbols for the GNU GDB.
There are three methods to install gdb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdb-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 gdb-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdb-dbg
Install gdb-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdb-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdb-dbg
Install gdb-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gdb-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdb-dbg
How To Uninstall gdb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gdb-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdb-dbg
Uninstall gdb-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdb-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-dbg
Remove gdb-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove gdb-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdb-dbg
Remove gdb-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdb-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
