How To Install libgail-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libgail-dbg
libgail-dbg is:
Gail is the “GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library”.
This package contains detached debugging symbols.
Most people will not need this package.
There are three methods to install libgail-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 libgail-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 libgail-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgail-dbg
Install libgail-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgail-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgail-dbg
Install libgail-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 libgail-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgail-dbg
How To Uninstall libgail-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgail-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgail-dbg
Uninstall libgail-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgail-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgail-dbg
Remove libgail-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libgail-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgail-dbg
Remove libgail-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgail-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgail-dbg
Dependencies
libgail-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
