How To Install libvpb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libvpb-dbg is debugging symbols for libvpb and vpb-utils

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvpb-dbg

libvpb-dbg is:

This package provides the detached debug symbols for the vpb-driver userspace library and utilities.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvpb-dbg

Install libvpb-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvpb-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvpb-dbg

How To Uninstall libvpb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libvpb-dbg

Uninstall libvpb-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvpb-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvpb-dbg

Remove libvpb-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libvpb-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvpb-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.