How To Install gfal2-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-dbg on Debian 9. gfal2-dbg is Debug symbols for the gfal 2.0 library and its plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-dbg on Debian 9.

What is gfal2-dbg

gfal2-dbg is:

Debug symbols for the grid file access library 2.0 and its plugins.

There are three methods to install gfal2-dbg 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 gfal2-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfal2-dbg

Install gfal2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfal2-dbg

Install gfal2-dbg 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 gfal2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-dbg

How To Uninstall gfal2-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gfal2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfal2-dbg

Uninstall gfal2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfal2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2-dbg

Remove gfal2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove gfal2-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2-dbg

Remove gfal2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfal2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2-dbg

Dependencies

gfal2-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.