How To Install happycoders-libdbg on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install happycoders-libdbg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is happycoders-libdbg
happycoders-libdbg is:
It provides various constraint checking utilities together with an integrated error logging facility. These utilities are flexible and customisable. They can be enabled and disabled at runtime, and in release builds, dbg library use can be compiled away to nothing.
Rich debugging can only be implemented in large code bases from the outset, it is hard to retrofit full defensive programming techniques onto existant code. For this reason it is good practice to use a library like dbg when you start a new project. By using dbg extensively you will find bugs quicker, and prevent more insideous problems rearing their head later in the project’s life.
There are three methods to install happycoders-libdbg on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install happycoders-libdbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install happycoders-libdbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install happycoders-libdbg
Install happycoders-libdbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install happycoders-libdbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install happycoders-libdbg
Install happycoders-libdbg 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 happycoders-libdbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install happycoders-libdbg
How To Uninstall happycoders-libdbg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the happycoders-libdbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove happycoders-libdbg
Uninstall happycoders-libdbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall happycoders-libdbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove happycoders-libdbg
Remove happycoders-libdbg Configurations and Data
To remove happycoders-libdbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge happycoders-libdbg
Remove happycoders-libdbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove happycoders-libdbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge happycoders-libdbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install happycoders-libdbg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
