How To Install libquadmath0-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install libquadmath0-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libquadmath0-dbg is GCC Quad-Precision Math Library (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquadmath0-dbg on Debian 10.

What is libquadmath0-dbg

libquadmath0-dbg is:

A library, which provides quad-precision mathematical functions on targets supporting the __float128 datatype.

There are three methods to install libquadmath0-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 libquadmath0-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 libquadmath0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquadmath0-dbg

Install libquadmath0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquadmath0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquadmath0-dbg

Install libquadmath0-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 libquadmath0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquadmath0-dbg

How To Uninstall libquadmath0-dbg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libquadmath0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquadmath0-dbg

Uninstall libquadmath0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquadmath0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquadmath0-dbg

Remove libquadmath0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libquadmath0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquadmath0-dbg

Remove libquadmath0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquadmath0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquadmath0-dbg

Dependencies

libquadmath0-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquadmath0-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.