How To Install libunwind8-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunwind8-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libunwind8-dbg
libunwind8-dbg is:
Contains debugging symbols for libunwind8.
This package is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. Most people will not need this package.
There are three methods to install libunwind8-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 libunwind8-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 libunwind8-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunwind8-dbg
Install libunwind8-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunwind8-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunwind8-dbg
Install libunwind8-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 libunwind8-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunwind8-dbg
How To Uninstall libunwind8-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libunwind8-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunwind8-dbg
Uninstall libunwind8-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunwind8-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunwind8-dbg
Remove libunwind8-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libunwind8-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunwind8-dbg
Remove libunwind8-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunwind8-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunwind8-dbg
Dependencies
libunwind8-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunwind8-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.