How To Install lldb-3.8-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb-3.8-dev on Debian 9. lldb-3.8-dev is transitional dummy package to liblldb-3.8-dev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb-3.8-dev on Debian 9.

What is lldb-3.8-dev

lldb-3.8-dev is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install lldb-3.8-dev 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 lldb-3.8-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lldb-3.8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lldb-3.8-dev

Install lldb-3.8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lldb-3.8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lldb-3.8-dev

Install lldb-3.8-dev 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 lldb-3.8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lldb-3.8-dev

How To Uninstall lldb-3.8-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lldb-3.8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lldb-3.8-dev

Uninstall lldb-3.8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lldb-3.8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lldb-3.8-dev

Remove lldb-3.8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lldb-3.8-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lldb-3.8-dev

Remove lldb-3.8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lldb-3.8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lldb-3.8-dev

Dependencies

lldb-3.8-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb-3.8-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.