How To Install libdebuginfod1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 on Debian 11. libdebuginfod1 is library to interact with debuginfod (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 on Debian 11.

What is libdebuginfod1

libdebuginfod1 is:

The libdebuginfo1 package provides a library with an interface to interact with debuginfod.

This library is part of elfutils.

There are three methods to install libdebuginfod1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdebuginfod1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebuginfod1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebuginfod1

Install libdebuginfod1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebuginfod1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebuginfod1

Install libdebuginfod1 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 libdebuginfod1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebuginfod1

How To Uninstall libdebuginfod1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libdebuginfod1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebuginfod1

Uninstall libdebuginfod1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebuginfod1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebuginfod1

Remove libdebuginfod1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdebuginfod1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebuginfod1

Remove libdebuginfod1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebuginfod1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebuginfod1

Dependencies

libdebuginfod1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebuginfod1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.