How To Install libkcddb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libkcddb-dbg

libkcddb-dbg is:

This package contains debugging files used to investigate problems with the KCDDB library.

This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkcddb-dbg

Install libkcddb-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkcddb-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkcddb-dbg

How To Uninstall libkcddb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkcddb-dbg

Uninstall libkcddb-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkcddb-dbg

Remove libkcddb-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkcddb-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

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