How To Install libc6-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-dbg on Kali Linux. libc6-dbg is GNU C Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libc6-dbg

libc6-dbg is:

This package contains the detached debugging symbols for the GNU C library.

There are three methods to install libc6-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 libc6-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 libc6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libc6-dbg

Install libc6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libc6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libc6-dbg

Install libc6-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 libc6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc6-dbg

How To Uninstall libc6-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libc6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libc6-dbg

Uninstall libc6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc6-dbg

Remove libc6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libc6-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc6-dbg

Remove libc6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libc6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc6-dbg

Dependencies

libc6-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.