How To Install libvorbis-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis-dbg on Debian 9. libvorbis-dbg is debug files for Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec

Introduction

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

What is libvorbis-dbg

libvorbis-dbg is:

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel.

This package contains debugging symbols useful for tracking bugs in applications with libvorbis.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvorbis-dbg

Install libvorbis-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvorbis-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvorbis-dbg

How To Uninstall libvorbis-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libvorbis-dbg

Uninstall libvorbis-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvorbis-dbg

Remove libvorbis-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvorbis-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvorbis-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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