How To Install libwinpr-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr-dbg on Debian 9. libwinpr-dbg is Windows Portable Runtime library (debug symbols)

Introduction

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

What is libwinpr-dbg

libwinpr-dbg is:

WinPR is a spin-off project of FreeRDP which aims at providing a portable implementation of important portions of the Windows API. Just like FreeRDP, WinPR is released under the Apache license. Unlike Wine, WinPR does not provide binary compatibility, and does not require applications to be built for Windows. Instead, WinPR provides API compatibility for applications targeting non-Windows environments. When on Windows, the original native API is being used instead of the equivalent WinPR implementation, without having to modify the code using it.

This package contains the debug symbols of the WinPR shared libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwinpr-dbg

Install libwinpr-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwinpr-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwinpr-dbg

How To Uninstall libwinpr-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libwinpr-dbg

Uninstall libwinpr-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwinpr-dbg

Remove libwinpr-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwinpr-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwinpr-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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