How To Install lldb-7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb-7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lldb-7
lldb-7 is:
LLDB is a next generation, high-performance debugger. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project, such as the Clang expression parser and LLVM disassembler.
There are three methods to install lldb-7 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 lldb-7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lldb-7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lldb-7
Install lldb-7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lldb-7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lldb-7
Install lldb-7 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 lldb-7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lldb-7
How To Uninstall lldb-7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lldb-7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lldb-7
Uninstall lldb-7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lldb-7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lldb-7
Remove lldb-7 Configurations and Data
To remove lldb-7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lldb-7
Remove lldb-7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lldb-7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lldb-7
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb-7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
