How To Install xiphos-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xiphos-dbg on Debian 9. xiphos-dbg is debug symbols for Xiphos Bible study software

Introduction

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

What is xiphos-dbg

xiphos-dbg is:

Xiphos is a Bible study program for the GNOME desktop environment, based on The SWORD Project by the CrossWire Bible Society, a framework for developing Bible study tools and of associated texts such as commentaries and dictionaries.

This package contains debugging symbols that are necessary to produce stacktraces of Xiphos.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xiphos-dbg

Install xiphos-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xiphos-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install xiphos-dbg

How To Uninstall xiphos-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xiphos-dbg

Uninstall xiphos-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xiphos-dbg

Remove xiphos-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xiphos-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

xiphos-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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