How To Install sdb on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdb on Debian 9. sdb is a command line client for Monos soft debugger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdb on Debian 9.

What is sdb

sdb is:

SDB is a command line client for Mono’s soft debugger, a cooperative debugger that is part of the Mono VM. It tries to be similar in command syntax to tools such as GDB and LLDB.

There are three methods to install sdb 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 sdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdb

Install sdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sdb

Install sdb 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 sdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdb

How To Uninstall sdb on Debian 9

To uninstall only the sdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdb

Uninstall sdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdb

Remove sdb Configurations and Data

To remove sdb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdb

Remove sdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdb

Dependencies

sdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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