How To Install gdb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb
on Debian 10.
What is gdb
gdb is:
GDB is a source-level debugger, capable of breaking programs at any specific line, displaying variable values, and determining where errors occurred. Currently, gdb supports C, C++, D, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, OpenCL C, Pascal, assembly, Modula-2, Go, and Ada. A must-have for any serious programmer.
There are three methods to install gdb
on Debian 10. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install gdb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install gdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install gdb
using apt
by running the following command:
Install gdb 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.
After updating apt database, We can install gdb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall gdb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gdb
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall gdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
Remove gdb Configurations and Data
To remove gdb
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
Remove gdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
gdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.