How To Install ltrace on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltrace on Debian 9.
What is ltrace
ltrace is:
ltrace is a debugging program which runs a specified command until it exits. While the command is executing, ltrace intercepts and records the dynamic library calls which are called by the executed process and the signals received by that process. It can also intercept and print the system calls executed by the program.
The program to be traced need not be recompiled for this, so you can use it on binaries for which you don’t have the source handy.
You should install ltrace if you need a sysadmin tool for tracking the execution of processes.
There are three methods to install ltrace 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 ltrace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ltrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltrace
Install ltrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltrace
Install ltrace 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 ltrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltrace
How To Uninstall ltrace on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ltrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltrace
Uninstall ltrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltrace
Remove ltrace Configurations and Data
To remove ltrace configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltrace
Remove ltrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltrace
Dependencies
ltrace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltrace package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.