How To Install xxgdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xxgdb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xxgdb
xxgdb is:
xxgdb is a simple but powerful graphical interface to the GNU debugger gdb. A more powerful (but slower and much bigger) interface is available in the ddd package.
There are three methods to install xxgdb 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 xxgdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xxgdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xxgdb
Install xxgdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xxgdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xxgdb
Install xxgdb 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 xxgdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xxgdb
How To Uninstall xxgdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xxgdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xxgdb
Uninstall xxgdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xxgdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xxgdb
Remove xxgdb Configurations and Data
To remove xxgdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xxgdb
Remove xxgdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xxgdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xxgdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xxgdb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
