How To Install libcrypto++6-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. libcrypto++6-dbg is General purpose cryptographic library - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libcrypto++6-dbg

libcrypto++6-dbg is:

General purpose cryptographic library for C++.

This package contains the debug symbols for the shared library and should only be installed if you debugging a program that uses the shared library. Build-Ids: 07caa800b1ba711a6c81bedc1c19c87cfdded66e 0c0fb2fa713755bc1c371e8c98e7f393d9e59871

There are three methods to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcrypto++6-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 libcrypto++6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

Install libcrypto++6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrypto++6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

Install libcrypto++6-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 libcrypto++6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

How To Uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libcrypto++6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcrypto++6-dbg

Uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypto++6-dbg

Remove libcrypto++6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libcrypto++6-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypto++6-dbg

Remove libcrypto++6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcrypto++6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypto++6-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.