How To Install synapse-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install synapse-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is synapse-dbg
synapse-dbg is:
Synapse is a graphical launcher enabling you to start applications and also to quickly find and access relevant documents and files (by making use of the Zeitgeist engine).
This package contains the debug symbols.
There are three methods to install synapse-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 synapse-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 synapse-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install synapse-dbg
Install synapse-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install synapse-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install synapse-dbg
Install synapse-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 synapse-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install synapse-dbg
How To Uninstall synapse-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the synapse-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove synapse-dbg
Uninstall synapse-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall synapse-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove synapse-dbg
Remove synapse-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove synapse-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge synapse-dbg
Remove synapse-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove synapse-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge synapse-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install synapse-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
