How To Install libgccjit0-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgccjit0-dbg on Debian 9. libgccjit0-dbg is GCC just-in-time compilation (debug information)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgccjit0-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgccjit0-dbg

libgccjit0-dbg is:

libgccjit provides an embeddable shared library with an API for adding compilation to existing programs using GCC.

There are three methods to install libgccjit0-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 libgccjit0-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 libgccjit0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgccjit0-dbg

Install libgccjit0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgccjit0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgccjit0-dbg

Install libgccjit0-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 libgccjit0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgccjit0-dbg

How To Uninstall libgccjit0-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgccjit0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgccjit0-dbg

Uninstall libgccjit0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgccjit0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgccjit0-dbg

Remove libgccjit0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgccjit0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgccjit0-dbg

Remove libgccjit0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgccjit0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgccjit0-dbg

Dependencies

libgccjit0-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgccjit0-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.