How To Install librscode-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librscode-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librscode-dbg
librscode-dbg is:
The RSCODE project is an implementation of a Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm. It provides a byte-sized block coding which is convenient for adding protection to data which is stored as eight-bit bytes (i.e., most common computer data).
The Reed-Solomon code is the same one used for encoding of data on Audio CD’s and CD-ROM disks, as well as many magnetic and optical disk controllers. You basically want to use Reed-Solomon coding in any situation where “forward error correction” is needed, i.e., the decoder will not have the option of requesting retransmission of bad blocks.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install librscode-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 librscode-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 librscode-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librscode-dbg
Install librscode-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librscode-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librscode-dbg
Install librscode-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 librscode-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librscode-dbg
How To Uninstall librscode-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librscode-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librscode-dbg
Uninstall librscode-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librscode-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librscode-dbg
Remove librscode-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove librscode-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librscode-dbg
Remove librscode-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librscode-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librscode-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librscode-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
