How To Install yorick-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-dbg on Debian 9. yorick-dbg is debugging symbols for Yorick

Introduction

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

What is yorick-dbg

yorick-dbg is:

Yorick is an interpreted programming language for:

  • scientific simulations or calculations
  • postprocessing or steering large simulation codes
  • interactive scientific graphics
  • reading, writing, and translating large files of numbers

This package contains the debugging symbols for the yorick executable.

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

sudo apt-get -y install yorick-dbg

Install yorick-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yorick-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install yorick-dbg

How To Uninstall yorick-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove yorick-dbg

Uninstall yorick-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-dbg

Remove yorick-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

yorick-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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