How To Install ctfutils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctfutils on Debian 10.
What is ctfutils
ctfutils is:
This package contains utilities to create, merge and dump contents of CTF files.
CTF (Compact C Type) format encapsulates a reduced form of debugging information similar to DWARF.
There are three methods to install ctfutils on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ctfutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ctfutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ctfutils
Install ctfutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ctfutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ctfutils
Install ctfutils 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 ctfutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ctfutils
How To Uninstall ctfutils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ctfutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ctfutils
Uninstall ctfutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ctfutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ctfutils
Remove ctfutils Configurations and Data
To remove ctfutils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ctfutils
Remove ctfutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ctfutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ctfutils
Dependencies
ctfutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctfutils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.