How To Install lldb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb on Debian 9.
What is lldb
lldb 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.
This is a dependency package providing the default version of lldb.
There are three methods to install lldb 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 lldb 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lldb
Install lldb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lldb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lldb
Install lldb 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 lldb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lldb
How To Uninstall lldb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lldb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lldb
Uninstall lldb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lldb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lldb
Remove lldb Configurations and Data
To remove lldb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lldb
Remove lldb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lldb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lldb
Dependencies
lldb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.