How To Install libpython-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpython-dbg
libpython-dbg is:
Python interpreter configured with –pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are searched in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug first.
There are three methods to install libpython-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 libpython-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 libpython-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython-dbg
Install libpython-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython-dbg
Install libpython-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 libpython-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython-dbg
How To Uninstall libpython-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpython-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython-dbg
Uninstall libpython-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-dbg
Remove libpython-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libpython-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-dbg
Remove libpython-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
