How To Install libshibresolver-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibresolver-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libshibresolver-dbg is Shibboleth SP Attribute Resolver Debugging

Introduction

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

What is libshibresolver-dbg

libshibresolver-dbg is:

This package contains a Shibboleth SP Extension that provides externally accessible attribute resolver functionality for processing local and remote sources of federated attribute information. This package contains debugging symbols. This package contains just the shared library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libshibresolver-dbg

Install libshibresolver-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libshibresolver-dbg

Install libshibresolver-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 libshibresolver-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshibresolver-dbg

How To Uninstall libshibresolver-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libshibresolver-dbg

Uninstall libshibresolver-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibresolver-dbg

Remove libshibresolver-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libshibresolver-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

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