How To Install python2.7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python2.7-dbg
python2.7-dbg is:
The package holds two things:
- A Python interpreter configured with –pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules
are searched as
_d.so first. Third party extensions need a separate build to be used by this interpreter. - Debug information for standard python interpreter and extensions.
See the README.debug for more information.
There are three methods to install python2.7-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 python2.7-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 python2.7-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python2.7-dbg
Install python2.7-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python2.7-dbg
Install python2.7-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 python2.7-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python2.7-dbg
How To Uninstall python2.7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python2.7-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python2.7-dbg
Uninstall python2.7-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python2.7-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2.7-dbg
Remove python2.7-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove python2.7-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python2.7-dbg
Remove python2.7-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python2.7-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2.7-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
