How To Install libfabric1-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric1-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libfabric1-dbg
libfabric1-dbg is:
Libfabric is a communication library that exports interfaces for fabric services to applications. Libfabric is the core component of the Open Fabrics Interfaces (OFI) framework.
This package contains the debugging symbols associated with libfabric1. They will automatically be used by gdb for debugging libfabric1-related issues.
There are three methods to install libfabric1-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 libfabric1-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 libfabric1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfabric1-dbg
Install libfabric1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfabric1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfabric1-dbg
Install libfabric1-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 libfabric1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfabric1-dbg
How To Uninstall libfabric1-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfabric1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfabric1-dbg
Uninstall libfabric1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfabric1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfabric1-dbg
Remove libfabric1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libfabric1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfabric1-dbg
Remove libfabric1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfabric1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfabric1-dbg
Dependencies
libfabric1-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
