How To Install libreadline7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline7-dbg
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libreadline7-dbg
libreadline7-dbg is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
There are three methods to install libreadline7-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 libreadline7-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 libreadline7-dbg
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreadline7-dbg
Install libreadline7-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreadline7-dbg
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreadline7-dbg
Install libreadline7-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 libreadline7-dbg
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreadline7-dbg
How To Uninstall libreadline7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libreadline7-dbg
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreadline7-dbg
Uninstall libreadline7-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreadline7-dbg
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadline7-dbg
Remove libreadline7-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libreadline7-dbg
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreadline7-dbg
Remove libreadline7-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreadline7-dbg
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadline7-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline7-dbg
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.