How To Install libdw1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw1 on Debian 9. libdw1 is library that provides access to the DWARF debug information

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw1 on Debian 9.

What is libdw1

libdw1 is:

libdw1 provides a library that provides access to DWARF debug information stored inside ELF files.

This library is part of elfutils.

There are three methods to install libdw1 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 libdw1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdw1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdw1

Install libdw1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdw1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdw1

Install libdw1 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 libdw1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdw1

How To Uninstall libdw1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdw1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdw1

Uninstall libdw1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdw1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdw1

Remove libdw1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdw1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdw1

Remove libdw1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdw1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdw1

Dependencies

libdw1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.