How To Install ghidra-dbgsym on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghidra-dbgsym on Kali Linux. ghidra-dbgsym is debug symbols for ghidra

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghidra-dbgsym on Kali Linux.

What is ghidra-dbgsym

ghidra-dbgsym is:

There are three methods to install ghidra-dbgsym on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ghidra-dbgsym Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ghidra-dbgsym

Install ghidra-dbgsym Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ghidra-dbgsym

Install ghidra-dbgsym Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ghidra-dbgsym

How To Uninstall ghidra-dbgsym on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ghidra-dbgsym package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ghidra-dbgsym

Uninstall ghidra-dbgsym And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ghidra-dbgsym and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghidra-dbgsym

Remove ghidra-dbgsym Configurations and Data

To remove ghidra-dbgsym configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ghidra-dbgsym

Remove ghidra-dbgsym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghidra-dbgsym

Dependencies

ghidra-dbgsym have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghidra-dbgsym package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.