How To Install geany-plugins-scope on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugins-scope in AlmaLinux 8. geany-plugins-scope is Graphical GDB front-end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugins-scope on AlmaLinux 8.

What is geany-plugins-scope

Scope is a graphical GDB front-end with the normal functions you would expect (stepping, breakpoints…), and a few notable features * The communication between Scope and GDB is asynchronous * You can enter any GDB command, at any time (of course, for the command to be executed, GDB must be[come] available) * All GDB I/O (along with some other messages) is displayed in a terminal-like “Debug Console”. Whenever you find the GUI lacking, simply switch to that console and work directly with GDB * 7-bit/Locale/UTF-8 support for values.

We can use yum or dnf to install geany-plugins-scope on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install geany-plugins-scope.

Install geany-plugins-scope 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 geany-plugins-scope using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install geany-plugins-scope

Install geany-plugins-scope 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 geany-plugins-scope using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install geany-plugins-scope

How To Uninstall geany-plugins-scope on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the geany-plugins-scope package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove geany-plugins-scope

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugins-scope on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.