How To Install librsync-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install librsync-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. librsync-dbg is rsync remote-delta algorithm library (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync-dbg on Debian 10.

What is librsync-dbg

librsync-dbg is:

librsync implements the rsync remote-delta algorithm, which allows for efficient remote updates of a file, without requiring the old and new versions to both be present at the transmitter. The library uses a stream-based designed so that it can be easily embedded into network applications.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install librsync-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librsync-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 librsync-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librsync-dbg

Install librsync-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librsync-dbg

Install librsync-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install librsync-dbg

How To Uninstall librsync-dbg on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove librsync-dbg

Uninstall librsync-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librsync-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsync-dbg

Remove librsync-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove librsync-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librsync-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

librsync-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.