How To Install libc-devtools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-devtools on Debian 12.
What is libc-devtools
libc-devtools is:
This package contains development tools shipped by the GNU C Library.
- memusage, memusagestat: profile a program’s memory usage
- mtrace: interpret the malloc trace log
- sotruss: trace shared library calls
- sprof: display shared object profiling data
There are three methods to install libc-devtools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libc-devtools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libc-devtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc-devtools
Install libc-devtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc-devtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc-devtools
Install libc-devtools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libc-devtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc-devtools
How To Uninstall libc-devtools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libc-devtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc-devtools
Uninstall libc-devtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc-devtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-devtools
Remove libc-devtools Configurations and Data
To remove libc-devtools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc-devtools
Remove libc-devtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc-devtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-devtools
Dependencies
libc-devtools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-devtools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
