How To Install libpython3-all-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libpython3-all-dbg is package depending on all supported Python 3 debugging packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpython3-all-dbg

libpython3-all-dbg is:

The package currently depends on libpython3.6-dbg, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono) may be added.

This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python 3 debug packages.

There are three methods to install libpython3-all-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 libpython3-all-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 libpython3-all-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython3-all-dbg

Install libpython3-all-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-all-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpython3-all-dbg

Install libpython3-all-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 libpython3-all-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython3-all-dbg

How To Uninstall libpython3-all-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpython3-all-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython3-all-dbg

Uninstall libpython3-all-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython3-all-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython3-all-dbg

Remove libpython3-all-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libpython3-all-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython3-all-dbg

Remove libpython3-all-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpython3-all-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython3-all-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.