How To Install libgphobos68-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos68-dbg on Debian 9. libgphobos68-dbg is Phobos D standard library (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos68-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgphobos68-dbg

libgphobos68-dbg is:

This is the Phobos standard library that comes with the D2 compiler.

For more information check http://www.dlang.org/phobos/

There are three methods to install libgphobos68-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 libgphobos68-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 libgphobos68-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgphobos68-dbg

Install libgphobos68-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgphobos68-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgphobos68-dbg

Install libgphobos68-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 libgphobos68-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgphobos68-dbg

How To Uninstall libgphobos68-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgphobos68-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgphobos68-dbg

Uninstall libgphobos68-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgphobos68-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgphobos68-dbg

Remove libgphobos68-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgphobos68-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgphobos68-dbg

Remove libgphobos68-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgphobos68-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgphobos68-dbg

Dependencies

libgphobos68-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphobos68-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.