How To Install synfigstudio-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install synfigstudio-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. synfigstudio-dbg is synfig GUI debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install synfigstudio-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is synfigstudio-dbg

synfigstudio-dbg is:

synfig is a vector based 2D animation package. It is designed to be capable of producing feature-film quality animation.

This package contains debugging symbols for libsynfigapp0 and synfigstudio.

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

sudo apt-get -y install synfigstudio-dbg

Install synfigstudio-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install synfigstudio-dbg

Install synfigstudio-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 synfigstudio-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install synfigstudio-dbg

How To Uninstall synfigstudio-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove synfigstudio-dbg

Uninstall synfigstudio-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall synfigstudio-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove synfigstudio-dbg

Remove synfigstudio-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove synfigstudio-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge synfigstudio-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install synfigstudio-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.