How To Install winpdb on Fedora 34

winpdb is An advanced python debugger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install winpdb on Fedora 34.

What is winpdb

Winpdb is an advanced python debugger, with support for smart breakpoints, multiple threads, namespace modification, embedded debugging, encrypted communication and speed of up to 20 times that of pdb.

We can use yum or dnf to install winpdb on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install winpdb.

Install winpdb on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install winpdb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install winpdb

Install winpdb on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install winpdb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install winpdb

How To Uninstall winpdb on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove winpdb

winpdb Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/rpdb2
/usr/bin/winpdb
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/__pycache__/rpdb2.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/__pycache__/rpdb2.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/__pycache__/winpdb.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/__pycache__/winpdb.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rpdb2.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/winpdb_reborn-2.0.0.dev5-py3.9.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/share/applications/winpdb.desktop
/usr/share/doc/winpdb
/usr/share/doc/winpdb/README.rst
/usr/share/pixmaps/winpdb.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install winpdb on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.