How To Install libice6-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libice6-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libice6-dbg
libice6-dbg is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 Inter-Client Exchange library, which allows for communication of data between X clients.
This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libice6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libICE
There are three methods to install libice6-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 libice6-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 libice6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libice6-dbg
Install libice6-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libice6-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libice6-dbg
Install libice6-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 libice6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libice6-dbg
How To Uninstall libice6-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libice6-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libice6-dbg
Uninstall libice6-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libice6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libice6-dbg
Remove libice6-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libice6-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libice6-dbg
Remove libice6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libice6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libice6-dbg
Dependencies
libice6-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libice6-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
