How To Install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
gcc-python3-dbg-plugin is:
The GCC Python plugin is a plugin for GCC, which links against libpython, and allows you to invoke arbitrary Python scripts from inside the compiler. The aim is to allow you to write GCC plugins in Python.
There are three methods to install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin 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 gcc-python3-dbg-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
Install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
Install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin 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 gcc-python3-dbg-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
How To Uninstall gcc-python3-dbg-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gcc-python3-dbg-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
Uninstall gcc-python3-dbg-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-python3-dbg-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
Remove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
Remove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-python3-dbg-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-python3-dbg-plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-python3-dbg-plugin package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.