How To Install gdbserver on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdbserver on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gdbserver
gdbserver is:
GDB is a source-level debugger, capable of breaking programs at any specific line, displaying variable values, and determining where errors occurred. Currently, gdb supports C, C++, D, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, OpenCL C, Pascal, assembly, Modula-2, Go, and Ada. A must-have for any serious programmer.
This package contains gdbserver. Install this to debug remotely from another system where GDB is installed.
There are three methods to install gdbserver on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdbserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdbserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdbserver
Install gdbserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdbserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdbserver
Install gdbserver 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 gdbserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdbserver
How To Uninstall gdbserver on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gdbserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdbserver
Uninstall gdbserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdbserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdbserver
Remove gdbserver Configurations and Data
To remove gdbserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdbserver
Remove gdbserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdbserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdbserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdbserver package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
