How To Install dpkg-dbgsym on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-dbgsym on Kali Linux.

What is dpkg-dbgsym

dpkg-dbgsym is:

There are three methods to install dpkg-dbgsym on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dpkg-dbgsym Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-dbgsym using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-dbgsym

Install dpkg-dbgsym Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpkg-dbgsym

Install dpkg-dbgsym Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-dbgsym using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-dbgsym

How To Uninstall dpkg-dbgsym on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dpkg-dbgsym package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpkg-dbgsym

Uninstall dpkg-dbgsym And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpkg-dbgsym and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-dbgsym

Remove dpkg-dbgsym Configurations and Data

To remove dpkg-dbgsym configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-dbgsym

Remove dpkg-dbgsym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-dbgsym

Dependencies

dpkg-dbgsym have the following dependencies:

• dpkg

References

• dpkg-dbgsym website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-dbgsym package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.