How To Install libtsan0-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtsan0-dbg on Debian 9. libtsan0-dbg is ThreadSanitizer – a Valgrind-based detector of data races (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtsan0-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libtsan0-dbg

libtsan0-dbg is:

ThreadSanitizer (Tsan) is a data race detector for C/C++ programs. The Linux and Mac versions are based on Valgrind.

There are three methods to install libtsan0-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 libtsan0-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 libtsan0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtsan0-dbg

Install libtsan0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtsan0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtsan0-dbg

Install libtsan0-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 libtsan0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtsan0-dbg

How To Uninstall libtsan0-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtsan0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtsan0-dbg

Uninstall libtsan0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtsan0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtsan0-dbg

Remove libtsan0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libtsan0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtsan0-dbg

Remove libtsan0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtsan0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtsan0-dbg

Dependencies

libtsan0-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtsan0-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.