How To Install libpython-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpython-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpython-dbg is debug build of the Python2 Interpreter (version 2.7)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dbg on Debian 10.

What is libpython-dbg

libpython-dbg is:

Python2 interpreter configured with –pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are searched in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug first.

There are three methods to install libpython-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpython-dbg

Install libpython-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpython-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpython-dbg

How To Uninstall libpython-dbg on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libpython-dbg

Uninstall libpython-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-dbg

Remove libpython-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libpython-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpython-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.