How To Install exo-utils-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install exo-utils-dbg on Debian 9. exo-utils-dbg is debugging information for exo-utils

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install exo-utils-dbg on Debian 9.

What is exo-utils-dbg

exo-utils-dbg is:

This package contains the debugging symbols for the utilities shipped in exo-utils:

  • exo-csource
  • exo-open
  • exo-desktop-item-edit

There are three methods to install exo-utils-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 exo-utils-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 exo-utils-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install exo-utils-dbg

Install exo-utils-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install exo-utils-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install exo-utils-dbg

Install exo-utils-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 exo-utils-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install exo-utils-dbg

How To Uninstall exo-utils-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the exo-utils-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove exo-utils-dbg

Uninstall exo-utils-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall exo-utils-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove exo-utils-dbg

Remove exo-utils-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove exo-utils-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge exo-utils-dbg

Remove exo-utils-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove exo-utils-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exo-utils-dbg

Dependencies

exo-utils-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install exo-utils-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.