How To Install librsync-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync-dbg on Debian 9.
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 9. 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.