How To Install happycoders-libdbg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install happycoders-libdbg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is happycoders-libdbg-dev
happycoders-libdbg-dev is:
It provides various constraint checking utilities together with an integrated error logging facility. These utilities are flexible and customisable. They can be enabled and disabled at runtime, and in release builds, dbg library use can be compiled away to nothing.
Rich debugging can only be implemented in large code bases from the outset, it is hard to retrofit full defensive programming techniques onto existant code. For this reason it is good practice to use a library like dbg when you start a new project. By using dbg extensively you will find bugs quicker, and prevent more insideous problems rearing their head later in the project’s life.
This package contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use libdbg.
There are three methods to install happycoders-libdbg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install happycoders-libdbg-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install happycoders-libdbg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install happycoders-libdbg-dev
Install happycoders-libdbg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install happycoders-libdbg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install happycoders-libdbg-dev
Install happycoders-libdbg-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install happycoders-libdbg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install happycoders-libdbg-dev
How To Uninstall happycoders-libdbg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the happycoders-libdbg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove happycoders-libdbg-dev
Uninstall happycoders-libdbg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall happycoders-libdbg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove happycoders-libdbg-dev
Remove happycoders-libdbg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove happycoders-libdbg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge happycoders-libdbg-dev
Remove happycoders-libdbg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove happycoders-libdbg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge happycoders-libdbg-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install happycoders-libdbg-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
