How To Install cgdb on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgdb
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cgdb
CGDB is a curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB). The goal of CGDB is to be lightweight and responsive; not encumbered with unnecessary features. The interface is designed to deliver the familiar GDB text interface, with a split screen showing the source as it executes. The UI is modeled on the classic Unix text editor, vi. Those familiar with vi should feel right at home using CGDB.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install cgdb
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cgdb.
Install cgdb on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cgdb
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cgdb
Install cgdb on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cgdb
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cgdb
How To Uninstall cgdb on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cgdb
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cgdb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgdb
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.