How To Install ccnet-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccnet-dbg on Debian 9. ccnet-dbg is framework for writing networked applications in C

Introduction

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

What is ccnet-dbg

ccnet-dbg is:

The Ccnet framework provides the following basic services:

  • Peer identification
  • Connection Management
  • Service invocation
  • Message sending

This package contains debug symbols for the ccnet package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ccnet-dbg

Install ccnet-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ccnet-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install ccnet-dbg

How To Uninstall ccnet-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ccnet-dbg

Uninstall ccnet-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ccnet-dbg

Remove ccnet-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ccnet-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

ccnet-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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