How To Install libcrypto++6-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Debian 9. libcrypto++6-dbg is General purpose cryptographic library - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libcrypto++6-dbg

libcrypto++6-dbg is:

General purpose cryptographic library for C++.

This package contains the debug symbols for the shared library and should only be installed if you debugging a program that uses the shared library.

There are three methods to install libcrypto++6-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcrypto++6-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 libcrypto++6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

Install libcrypto++6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrypto++6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

Install libcrypto++6-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrypto++6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcrypto++6-dbg

How To Uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcrypto++6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcrypto++6-dbg

Uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcrypto++6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypto++6-dbg

Remove libcrypto++6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libcrypto++6-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypto++6-dbg

Remove libcrypto++6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcrypto++6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypto++6-dbg

Dependencies

libcrypto++6-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++6-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.