How To Install libburn-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libburn-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libburn-dbg is debugging symbols for libburn and cdrskin

Introduction

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

What is libburn-dbg

libburn-dbg is:

libburn is a library for reading, mastering and writing optical discs.

This package contains debugging files used to investigate problems with binaries included in the libburn and cdrskin packages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libburn-dbg

Install libburn-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libburn-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libburn-dbg

How To Uninstall libburn-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libburn-dbg

Uninstall libburn-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libburn-dbg

Remove libburn-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libburn-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

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