How To Install lx-gdb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lx-gdb on Debian 12.
What is lx-gdb
lx-gdb is:
gdbload/gdbdump converts any standard HP/LX database to and from CSV (Comma-Separated-Values) format. Many formatting options are available. World-Time and Appointment databases as well as application specific fields are not supported.
The HP 100LX was introduced in 1993.
There are three methods to install lx-gdb on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lx-gdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lx-gdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lx-gdb
Install lx-gdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lx-gdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lx-gdb
Install lx-gdb 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 lx-gdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lx-gdb
How To Uninstall lx-gdb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lx-gdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lx-gdb
Uninstall lx-gdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lx-gdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lx-gdb
Remove lx-gdb Configurations and Data
To remove lx-gdb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lx-gdb
Remove lx-gdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lx-gdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lx-gdb
Dependencies
lx-gdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lx-gdb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.