How To Install libkrb5-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04. libkrb5-dbg is debugging files for MIT Kerberos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libkrb5-dbg

libkrb5-dbg is:

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).

This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.

This package contains the debugging information for the MIT Kerberos libraries. Install this package if you need to trace problems inside the MIT Kerberos libraries with a debugger.

There are three methods to install libkrb5-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkrb5-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 libkrb5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkrb5-dbg

Install libkrb5-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkrb5-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkrb5-dbg

Install libkrb5-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libkrb5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkrb5-dbg

How To Uninstall libkrb5-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libkrb5-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkrb5-dbg

Uninstall libkrb5-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkrb5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkrb5-dbg

Remove libkrb5-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libkrb5-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkrb5-dbg

Remove libkrb5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkrb5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkrb5-dbg

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-dbg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.