How To Install libstdc++6-9-dbg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6-9-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libstdc++6-9-dbg

libstdc++6-9-dbg is:

This package contains a debug build of the shared libstdc++ library. The debug symbols for the default build can be found in the libstdc++6-dbgsym package.

There are three methods to install libstdc++6-9-dbg on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libstdc++6-9-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 libstdc++6-9-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++6-9-dbg

Install libstdc++6-9-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++6-9-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++6-9-dbg

Install libstdc++6-9-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++6-9-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++6-9-dbg

How To Uninstall libstdc++6-9-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libstdc++6-9-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++6-9-dbg

Uninstall libstdc++6-9-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++6-9-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++6-9-dbg

Remove libstdc++6-9-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++6-9-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++6-9-dbg

Remove libstdc++6-9-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++6-9-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++6-9-dbg

Dependencies

libstdc++6-9-dbg have the following dependencies:

• gcc-9-base
• libstdc++6
• libc6
• libgcc-s1

References

• libstdc++6-9-dbg website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++6-9-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.