How To Install dh-apport on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-apport on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dh-apport
dh-apport is:
apport automatically collects data from crashed processes and compiles a problem report in /var/crash/. This utilizes the crashdump helper hook provided by the Ubuntu kernel.
This package provides a debhelper extension to make it easier for other packages to include apport hooks.
There are three methods to install dh-apport 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 dh-apport Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-apport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-apport
Install dh-apport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-apport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-apport
Install dh-apport 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 dh-apport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-apport
How To Uninstall dh-apport on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dh-apport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-apport
Uninstall dh-apport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-apport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-apport
Remove dh-apport Configurations and Data
To remove dh-apport configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-apport
Remove dh-apport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-apport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-apport
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-apport package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
