How To Install libdw1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw1 on Debian 9.
What is libdw1
libdw1 is:
libdw1 provides a library that provides access to DWARF debug information stored inside ELF files.
This library is part of elfutils.
There are three methods to install libdw1 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 libdw1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdw1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdw1
Install libdw1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdw1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdw1
Install libdw1 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 libdw1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdw1
How To Uninstall libdw1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdw1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdw1
Uninstall libdw1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdw1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdw1
Remove libdw1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdw1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdw1
Remove libdw1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdw1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdw1
Dependencies
libdw1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.