How To Install libnes1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1-dbg on Debian 9. libnes1-dbg is Debugging symbols for the libnes driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libnes1-dbg

libnes1-dbg is:

libnes is a device-specific driver for Intel NetEffect NE020-based iWARP (RDMA over IP/ethernet) adapters for the libibverbs library. This allows userspace processes to access Intel NetEffect iWARP hardware directly with low latency and low overhead.

This package contains the debugging symbols associated with libnes1. They will automatically be used by gdb for debugging libnes-related issues.

There are three methods to install libnes1-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 libnes1-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 libnes1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnes1-dbg

Install libnes1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnes1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnes1-dbg

Install libnes1-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 libnes1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnes1-dbg

How To Uninstall libnes1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnes1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnes1-dbg

Uninstall libnes1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnes1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnes1-dbg

Remove libnes1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libnes1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnes1-dbg

Remove libnes1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnes1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnes1-dbg

Dependencies

libnes1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnes1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.