How To Install libbinutils-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbinutils-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbinutils-dbg
libbinutils-dbg is:
This package provides debug symbols for libbinutils.
There are three methods to install libbinutils-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 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 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 libbinutils-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbinutils-dbg
How To Uninstall libbinutils-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbinutils-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
