How To Install libgfortran3-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran3-dbg on Debian 9. libgfortran3-dbg is Runtime library for GNU Fortran applications (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran3-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgfortran3-dbg

libgfortran3-dbg is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgfortran3-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 libgfortran3-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 libgfortran3-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran3-dbg

Install libgfortran3-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran3-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgfortran3-dbg

Install libgfortran3-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 libgfortran3-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran3-dbg

How To Uninstall libgfortran3-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgfortran3-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgfortran3-dbg

Uninstall libgfortran3-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgfortran3-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran3-dbg

Remove libgfortran3-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgfortran3-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran3-dbg

Remove libgfortran3-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgfortran3-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran3-dbg

Dependencies

libgfortran3-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran3-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.