How To Install libnspr4-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libnspr4-dbg is Debugging symbols for the NetScape Portable Runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnspr4-dbg

libnspr4-dbg is:

This library provides platform independent non-GUI operating system facilities including:

  • threads,
  • thread synchronisation,
  • normal file I/O and network I/O,
  • interval timing and calendar time,
  • basic memory management (malloc and free),
  • shared library linking.

This package provides the debugging symbols for the library.

There are three methods to install libnspr4-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 libnspr4-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 libnspr4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnspr4-dbg

Install libnspr4-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnspr4-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnspr4-dbg

Install libnspr4-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 libnspr4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnspr4-dbg

How To Uninstall libnspr4-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnspr4-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnspr4-dbg

Uninstall libnspr4-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnspr4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnspr4-dbg

Remove libnspr4-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libnspr4-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnspr4-dbg

Remove libnspr4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnspr4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnspr4-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnspr4-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.