How To Install debuginfod on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debuginfod on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is debuginfod
debuginfod is:
Server, client tool and library to index and fetch ELF/DWARF files addressed by build-id through HTTP.
There are three methods to install debuginfod on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debuginfod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debuginfod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debuginfod
Install debuginfod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debuginfod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debuginfod
Install debuginfod 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install debuginfod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debuginfod
How To Uninstall debuginfod on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the debuginfod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debuginfod
Uninstall debuginfod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debuginfod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debuginfod
Remove debuginfod Configurations and Data
To remove debuginfod configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debuginfod
Remove debuginfod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debuginfod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debuginfod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debuginfod package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.