How To Install libbinutils-dbg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbinutils-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libbinutils-dbg

libbinutils-dbg is:

This package provides debug symbols for libbinutils.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbinutils-dbg

Install libbinutils-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbinutils-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbinutils-dbg

How To Uninstall libbinutils-dbg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbinutils-dbg

Uninstall libbinutils-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbinutils-dbg

Remove libbinutils-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbinutils-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbinutils-dbg have the following dependencies:

• libbinutils

References

• libbinutils-dbg website

Summary

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