How To Install ettercap-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ettercap-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. ettercap-dbg is Debug symbols for Ettercap

Introduction

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

What is ettercap-dbg

ettercap-dbg is:

Ettercap runtime debug symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ettercap-dbg

Install ettercap-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ettercap-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install ettercap-dbg

How To Uninstall ettercap-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ettercap-dbg

Uninstall ettercap-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ettercap-dbg

Remove ettercap-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ettercap-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

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