How To Install jdns-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jdns-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. jdns-dbg is command-line tool to test functionality - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jdns-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jdns-dbg

jdns-dbg is:

Qt4-based command-line tool called ‘jdns’ that can be used to test functionality.

This package contains the debugging symbols for debugging crashes in the qjdns Qt4 wrapper.

There are three methods to install jdns-dbg 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 jdns-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 jdns-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jdns-dbg

Install jdns-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jdns-dbg

Install jdns-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install jdns-dbg

How To Uninstall jdns-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove jdns-dbg

Uninstall jdns-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jdns-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jdns-dbg

Remove jdns-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove jdns-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jdns-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jdns-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.