How To Install uwsgi-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. uwsgi-dbg is debugging symbols for uWSGI server and its plugins

Introduction

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

What is uwsgi-dbg

uwsgi-dbg is:

uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications, implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management.

This package contains the debug symbols for uWSGI core binary and plugins. Install this package if you need to debug such a program or if you need a useful backtrace of a crash.

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

sudo apt-get -y install uwsgi-dbg

Install uwsgi-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uwsgi-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install uwsgi-dbg

How To Uninstall uwsgi-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove uwsgi-dbg

Uninstall uwsgi-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsgi-dbg

Remove uwsgi-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uwsgi-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

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