How To Install libcommoncpp2-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcommoncpp2-dbg on Debian 9. libcommoncpp2-dbg is Debug symbols for Common C++ 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcommoncpp2-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libcommoncpp2-dbg

libcommoncpp2-dbg is:

Common C++ is a GNU package which offers portable “abstraction” of system services such as threads, networks, and sockets. Common C++ also offers individual frameworks generally useful to developing portable C++ applications including a object persistence engine, math libraries, threading, sockets, etc. Common C++ is small, and highly portable. Common C++ will support most Unix operating systems as well as Win32, in addition to GNU/Linux.

This package contains the debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libcommoncpp2-dbg 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 libcommoncpp2-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 libcommoncpp2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcommoncpp2-dbg

Install libcommoncpp2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcommoncpp2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcommoncpp2-dbg

Install libcommoncpp2-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcommoncpp2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcommoncpp2-dbg

How To Uninstall libcommoncpp2-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcommoncpp2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcommoncpp2-dbg

Uninstall libcommoncpp2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcommoncpp2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcommoncpp2-dbg

Remove libcommoncpp2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libcommoncpp2-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcommoncpp2-dbg

Remove libcommoncpp2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcommoncpp2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcommoncpp2-dbg

Dependencies

libcommoncpp2-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcommoncpp2-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.