How To Install libdebuginfod1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libdebuginfod1 is library to interact with debuginfod (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libdebuginfod1

libdebuginfod1 is:

The libdebuginfo1 package provides a library with an interface to interact with debuginfod.

This library is part of elfutils.

There are three methods to install libdebuginfod1 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 libdebuginfod1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebuginfod1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebuginfod1

Install libdebuginfod1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebuginfod1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebuginfod1

Install libdebuginfod1 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 libdebuginfod1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebuginfod1

How To Uninstall libdebuginfod1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libdebuginfod1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebuginfod1

Uninstall libdebuginfod1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebuginfod1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebuginfod1

Remove libdebuginfod1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdebuginfod1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebuginfod1

Remove libdebuginfod1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebuginfod1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebuginfod1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.