How To Install libjemalloc1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1-dbg on Debian 9. libjemalloc1-dbg is debug symbols for jemalloc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libjemalloc1-dbg

libjemalloc1-dbg is:

Debug symbols for the jemalloc library. This may be used for debugging and profiling.

Jemalloc is a library providing a malloc(3) implementation for multi-threaded processes on multi-processor systems.

There are three methods to install libjemalloc1-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 libjemalloc1-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 libjemalloc1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjemalloc1-dbg

Install libjemalloc1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjemalloc1-dbg

Install libjemalloc1-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 libjemalloc1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjemalloc1-dbg

How To Uninstall libjemalloc1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libjemalloc1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjemalloc1-dbg

Uninstall libjemalloc1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjemalloc1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjemalloc1-dbg

Remove libjemalloc1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libjemalloc1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjemalloc1-dbg

Remove libjemalloc1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjemalloc1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjemalloc1-dbg

Dependencies

libjemalloc1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.