How To Install lcdproc-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcdproc-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lcdproc-dbg
lcdproc-dbg is:
This is a client/server suite including drivers for all kinds of nifty LCD displays.
This package contains the debugging symbols associated with lcdproc. They will automatically be used by gdb for debugging libupnp-related issues.
Most people will not need this package.
There are three methods to install lcdproc-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 lcdproc-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 lcdproc-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lcdproc-dbg
Install lcdproc-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lcdproc-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lcdproc-dbg
Install lcdproc-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 lcdproc-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lcdproc-dbg
How To Uninstall lcdproc-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lcdproc-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lcdproc-dbg
Uninstall lcdproc-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lcdproc-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcdproc-dbg
Remove lcdproc-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove lcdproc-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lcdproc-dbg
Remove lcdproc-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lcdproc-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcdproc-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcdproc-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
