How To Install qgis-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-dbg on Debian 9. qgis-dbg is QGIS - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-dbg on Debian 9.

What is qgis-dbg

qgis-dbg is:

QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.

This package contains debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install qgis-dbg 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 qgis-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 qgis-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qgis-dbg

Install qgis-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qgis-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qgis-dbg

Install qgis-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install qgis-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qgis-dbg

How To Uninstall qgis-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qgis-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qgis-dbg

Uninstall qgis-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qgis-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgis-dbg

Remove qgis-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove qgis-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qgis-dbg

Remove qgis-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qgis-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qgis-dbg

Dependencies

qgis-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.