How To Install libaa1-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaa1-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. libaa1-dbg is ASCII art library, debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaa1-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libaa1-dbg

libaa1-dbg is:

AAlib is a portable ASCII art graphics library. Internally, it works like a graphics display, but the output is rendered into gorgeous platform independent ASCII graphics.

This package contains the debugging symbols associated with AAlib. gdb will automatically use these symbols when debugging programs linked with AAlib. Build-Ids: 01036c0b818dc7d0ebf6aa64ff1859fbbe794891 2d60cfeec420b8cbb23d878fec446177afec09cd 7b338b92f50c94531da16287d8cb9233437c741d 91702f85ae7445434a0513413741c8109085aeee ff3e62809e0c0fab2c3d83656926f71dc484a940

There are three methods to install libaa1-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libaa1-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 libaa1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaa1-dbg

Install libaa1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaa1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaa1-dbg

Install libaa1-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 libaa1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaa1-dbg

How To Uninstall libaa1-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libaa1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaa1-dbg

Uninstall libaa1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaa1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaa1-dbg

Remove libaa1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libaa1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaa1-dbg

Remove libaa1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaa1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaa1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaa1-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.