How To Install gdb-minimal on Debian 12

Learn how to install gdb-minimal on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gdb-minimal is GNU Debugger (minimal version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-minimal on Debian 12.

What is `gdb-minimal`

gdb-minimal 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.

This package contains a minimal version of GDB with optional features disabled.

There are three methods to install gdb-minimal on Debian 12. 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-minimal 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-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gdb-minimal

Install gdb-minimal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdb-minimal

Install gdb-minimal 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-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdb-minimal

How To Uninstall gdb-minimal on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove gdb-minimal

Uninstall gdb-minimal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdb-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-minimal

Remove gdb-minimal Configurations and Data

To remove gdb-minimal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdb-minimal

Remove gdb-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gdb-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb-minimal

Dependencies

gdb-minimal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-minimal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.