How To Install libsigscan-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigscan-dbg on Debian 9. libsigscan-dbg is binary signature scanning library – debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigscan-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libsigscan-dbg

libsigscan-dbg is:

libsigscan is a library for binary signature scanning, using simple offset/string-based signatures.

This package contains debug symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsigscan-dbg

Install libsigscan-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsigscan-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsigscan-dbg

How To Uninstall libsigscan-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsigscan-dbg

Uninstall libsigscan-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigscan-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigscan-dbg

Remove libsigscan-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libsigscan-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigscan-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsigscan-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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