How To Install libgfortran4-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgfortran4-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgfortran4-dbg is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran4-dbg on Debian 10.

What is libgfortran4-dbg

libgfortran4-dbg is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgfortran4-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgfortran4-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 libgfortran4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran4-dbg

Install libgfortran4-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran4-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgfortran4-dbg

Install libgfortran4-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 libgfortran4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran4-dbg

How To Uninstall libgfortran4-dbg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgfortran4-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgfortran4-dbg

Uninstall libgfortran4-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgfortran4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran4-dbg

Remove libgfortran4-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgfortran4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran4-dbg

Remove libgfortran4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgfortran4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran4-dbg

Dependencies

libgfortran4-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran4-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.