Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libftdi1-dbg
libftdi1-dbg is:
This package contains unstripped shared libraries. it is provided
primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes
it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed
in /usr/lib/debug and can be used by placing that directory in
LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
There are three methods to install libftdi1-dbg 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 libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftdi1-dbg
Install libftdi1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftdi1-dbg
Install libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftdi1-dbg
How To Uninstall libftdi1-dbg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libftdi1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftdi1-dbg
Uninstall libftdi1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftdi1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi1-dbg
Remove libftdi1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libftdi1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi1-dbg
Remove libftdi1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftdi1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi1-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dbg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
