How To Install liblldb-3.8-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblldb-3.8-dbg on Debian 9. liblldb-3.8-dbg is Next generation, high-performance debugger, debugging libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblldb-3.8-dbg on Debian 9.

What is liblldb-3.8-dbg

liblldb-3.8-dbg is:

LLDB is a next generation, high-performance debugger. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project, such as the Clang expression parser and LLVM disassembler.

This package contains the LLDB runtime library debug symbols.

There are three methods to install liblldb-3.8-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 liblldb-3.8-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 liblldb-3.8-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblldb-3.8-dbg

Install liblldb-3.8-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblldb-3.8-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblldb-3.8-dbg

Install liblldb-3.8-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 liblldb-3.8-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblldb-3.8-dbg

How To Uninstall liblldb-3.8-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the liblldb-3.8-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblldb-3.8-dbg

Uninstall liblldb-3.8-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblldb-3.8-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblldb-3.8-dbg

Remove liblldb-3.8-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove liblldb-3.8-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblldb-3.8-dbg

Remove liblldb-3.8-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblldb-3.8-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblldb-3.8-dbg

Dependencies

liblldb-3.8-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblldb-3.8-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.