How To Install gdb on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gdb
‘gdb’ package is only a stub to install gcc-gdb-plugin for ‘compile’ commands. See package ‘gdb-headless’.
We can use yum or dnf to install gdb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gdb.
Install gdb on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gdb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gdb
Install gdb on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gdb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gdb
How To Uninstall gdb on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gdb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
