How To Install librep-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. librep-dbg is debug symbols for librep

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is librep-dbg

librep-dbg is:

rep is a dialect of Lisp, designed to be used both as an extension language for applications and as a general purpose programming language.

This package contains the debug symbols for the interpreter and the embedded library. They are only required for debugging. Build-Ids: 206faceb0e711ed8cf3c8570088f6623d145c00d 3b4e92bdf5f06dac79ba4bb221cb19fc3c65460d 3b760dbc3a26cf3b4753d2ffbe215ec63ccb218b 6318f3cf97c8817dab0046b67e7a7d213a9414e2 6810c6f4d2a66283c58723dcd607763e8569f7a7 6b38367071c776742344476ce70cb9736b04d3c2 73676071869c764ac055fac78345c4264ba84d53 84a81c046dfc61757b334f4a0c4a37ca6645faf8 8d2ca89a966e7f0e7dcc10fd316609263624ddbe 906f31135517110bbcbb3edccc66cb19380f573d 99e5b8c799a3e601509a529f8d9a7e2bbda46a12 a3807e14763c2830c498a7d86ea731574a886cc0 b964f41addaf5e751c61b81640c9550bd3055890 c5c5be727a7b1cef6013ecc613b13e43c79e6e56 d5983387c44510350852bef5a01fad1c0b1cd5c2 d7972dcee0e3f1171d72cc6c9f268a0efc400e47

There are three methods to install librep-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librep-dbg

Install librep-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librep-dbg

Install librep-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install librep-dbg

How To Uninstall librep-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librep-dbg

Uninstall librep-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librep-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librep-dbg

Remove librep-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove librep-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librep-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.