How To Install libssh2-1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh2-1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libssh2-1-dbg
libssh2-1-dbg is:
libssh2 is a client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol. It supports regular terminal, SCP and SFTP (v1-v5) sessions; port forwarding, X11 forwarding; password, key-based and keyboard-interactive authentication.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install libssh2-1-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 libssh2-1-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 libssh2-1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssh2-1-dbg
Install libssh2-1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libssh2-1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssh2-1-dbg
Install libssh2-1-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 libssh2-1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssh2-1-dbg
How To Uninstall libssh2-1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libssh2-1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssh2-1-dbg
Uninstall libssh2-1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssh2-1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh2-1-dbg
Remove libssh2-1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libssh2-1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssh2-1-dbg
Remove libssh2-1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssh2-1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssh2-1-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh2-1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
