How To Install libomp5-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5-dbg on Debian 9. libomp5-dbg is LLVM OpenMP runtime - Debug package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libomp5-dbg

libomp5-dbg is:

The runtime is the part of the OpenMP implementation that your code is linked against, and that manages the multiple threads in an OpenMP program while it is executing.

There are three methods to install libomp5-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 libomp5-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 libomp5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libomp5-dbg

Install libomp5-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libomp5-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libomp5-dbg

Install libomp5-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 libomp5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libomp5-dbg

How To Uninstall libomp5-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libomp5-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libomp5-dbg

Uninstall libomp5-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libomp5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomp5-dbg

Remove libomp5-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libomp5-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libomp5-dbg

Remove libomp5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libomp5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libomp5-dbg

Dependencies

libomp5-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.