How To Install lockdep on Debian 10

Learn how to install lockdep on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lockdep is Runtime locking correctness validator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lockdep on Debian 10.

What is lockdep

lockdep is:

lockdep is a wrapper for programs that use the pthreads API, which detects actual and potential deadlocks and other locking bugs.

There are three methods to install lockdep on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lockdep Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lockdep

Install lockdep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lockdep

Install lockdep 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 lockdep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lockdep

How To Uninstall lockdep on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove lockdep

Uninstall lockdep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lockdep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lockdep

Remove lockdep Configurations and Data

To remove lockdep configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lockdep

Remove lockdep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lockdep

Dependencies

lockdep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lockdep package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.