How To Install codeblocks-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install codeblocks-dbg on Debian 9.
What is codeblocks-dbg
codeblocks-dbg is:
Code::Blocks is a cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It is based on a self-developed plugin framework allowing unlimited extensibility. Most of its functionality is already provided by plugins. Plugins included in the base package are: * Compiler frontend to many free compilers * Debugger frontend for GDB * Source formatter (based on AStyle) * Wizard to create new C++ classes * Code-completion / symbols-browser (work in progress) * Default MIME handler * Wizard to create new Code::Blocks plugins * To-do list * Extensible wizard based on scripts * Autosave (saves your work in the unfortunate case of a crash)
This package contains the debugging libraries for the ‘codeblocks’ package.
There are three methods to install codeblocks-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 codeblocks-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 codeblocks-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install codeblocks-dbg
Install codeblocks-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install codeblocks-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install codeblocks-dbg
Install codeblocks-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 codeblocks-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install codeblocks-dbg
How To Uninstall codeblocks-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the codeblocks-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove codeblocks-dbg
Uninstall codeblocks-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall codeblocks-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove codeblocks-dbg
Remove codeblocks-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove codeblocks-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge codeblocks-dbg
Remove codeblocks-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove codeblocks-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codeblocks-dbg
Dependencies
codeblocks-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install codeblocks-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.