How To Install libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libftdi1-dbg is Debugging symbols for libftdi1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libftdi1-dbg

libftdi1-dbg is:

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 can be used by placing that directory in LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

There are three methods to install libftdi1-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 libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libftdi1-dbg

Install libftdi1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libftdi1-dbg

Install libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libftdi1-dbg

How To Uninstall libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libftdi1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libftdi1-dbg

Uninstall libftdi1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libftdi1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi1-dbg

Remove libftdi1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libftdi1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi1-dbg

Remove libftdi1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libftdi1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.