How To Install kmtrace on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmtrace on Debian 9.
What is kmtrace
kmtrace is:
KMtrace is a KDE tool to assist with malloc debugging using glibc’s “mtrace” functionality.
This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.
There are three methods to install kmtrace 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 kmtrace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kmtrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kmtrace
Install kmtrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kmtrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kmtrace
Install kmtrace 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 kmtrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kmtrace
How To Uninstall kmtrace on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kmtrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kmtrace
Uninstall kmtrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kmtrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmtrace
Remove kmtrace Configurations and Data
To remove kmtrace configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kmtrace
Remove kmtrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kmtrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmtrace
Dependencies
kmtrace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmtrace package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.