How To Install libdcap-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libdcap-dbg
libdcap-dbg is:
This package contains debug symbols for dcap libraries and plugins.
There are three methods to install libdcap-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 libdcap-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 libdcap-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcap-dbg
Install libdcap-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcap-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcap-dbg
Install libdcap-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 libdcap-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcap-dbg
How To Uninstall libdcap-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdcap-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcap-dbg
Uninstall libdcap-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcap-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcap-dbg
Remove libdcap-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libdcap-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcap-dbg
Remove libdcap-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcap-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcap-dbg
Dependencies
libdcap-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.