How To Install glibc-source on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-source on Debian 9.
What is glibc-source
glibc-source is:
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to build glibc.
There are three methods to install glibc-source 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 glibc-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glibc-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glibc-source
Install glibc-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glibc-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glibc-source
Install glibc-source 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 glibc-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glibc-source
How To Uninstall glibc-source on Debian 9
To uninstall only the glibc-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glibc-source
Uninstall glibc-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glibc-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glibc-source
Remove glibc-source Configurations and Data
To remove glibc-source configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glibc-source
Remove glibc-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glibc-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glibc-source
Dependencies
glibc-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-source package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
