How To Install libdri2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdri2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. libdri2-dbg is library for the DRI2 extension to the X Window System – debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdri2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libdri2-dbg

libdri2-dbg is:

This package provides the debugging symbols for the libdri2 package. Build-Ids: 8974a936454b218a303069520c616cd170488cad

There are three methods to install libdri2-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 libdri2-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 libdri2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdri2-dbg

Install libdri2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdri2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdri2-dbg

Install libdri2-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 libdri2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdri2-dbg

How To Uninstall libdri2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libdri2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdri2-dbg

Uninstall libdri2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdri2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdri2-dbg

Remove libdri2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libdri2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdri2-dbg

Remove libdri2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdri2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdri2-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdri2-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.