How To Install btrfs-progs-dbg on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is btrfs-progs-dbg

btrfs-progs-dbg is:

Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install btrfs-progs-dbg

Install btrfs-progs-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install btrfs-progs-dbg

Install btrfs-progs-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 btrfs-progs-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install btrfs-progs-dbg

How To Uninstall btrfs-progs-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove btrfs-progs-dbg

Uninstall btrfs-progs-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrfs-progs-dbg

Remove btrfs-progs-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge btrfs-progs-dbg

Remove btrfs-progs-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrfs-progs-dbg

Dependencies

btrfs-progs-dbg have the following dependencies:

• btrfs-progs

References

• btrfs-progs-dbg website

Summary

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