How To Install libfreerdp-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dbg on Debian 9. libfreerdp-dbg is Free Remote Desktop Protocol library (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libfreerdp-dbg

libfreerdp-dbg is:

FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

This package contains the debug symbols of the FreeRDP shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-dbg

Install libfreerdp-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-dbg

Install libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-dbg

How To Uninstall libfreerdp-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfreerdp-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-dbg

Uninstall libfreerdp-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-dbg

Remove libfreerdp-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-dbg

Remove libfreerdp-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-dbg

Dependencies

libfreerdp-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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