How To Install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg is Debug package installer for Kubuntu - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg is:

This installer permits drkonqi, KDE’s automatic backtrace and bug report utility to try find and install missing debug symbols, so that backtraces become more useful.

This package only contains the debug symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

Install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

Install kubuntu-debug-installer-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 kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

How To Uninstall kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

Uninstall kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

Remove kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

Remove kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kubuntu-debug-installer-dbg

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Summary

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