How To Install libelementary-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelementary-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libelementary-dbg
libelementary-dbg is:
Elementary is a widget set based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, primarily aimed at creating graphical user interfaces for mobile and embedded devices.
This package contains unstripped shared libraries. It is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed in /usr/lib/debug and are automatically used by gdb.
There are three methods to install libelementary-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libelementary-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 libelementary-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libelementary-dbg
Install libelementary-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libelementary-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libelementary-dbg
Install libelementary-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libelementary-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libelementary-dbg
How To Uninstall libelementary-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libelementary-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libelementary-dbg
Uninstall libelementary-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libelementary-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelementary-dbg
Remove libelementary-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libelementary-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libelementary-dbg
Remove libelementary-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libelementary-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelementary-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelementary-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
