How To Install gdb on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb on Debian 9.

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 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 gdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdb

Install gdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdb

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.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gdb

How To Uninstall gdb on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdb

Uninstall gdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb

Remove gdb Configurations and Data

To remove gdb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdb

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:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb

Dependencies

gdb have the following dependencies:

• libbabeltrace-ctf1
• libbabeltrace1
• libc6
• libexpat1
• liblzma5
• libncurses5
• libpython3.5
• libreadline7
• libtinfo5
• zlib1g

References

• gdb website

Summary

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