How to Install and Uninstall gdb-source Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gdb-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install gdb-source on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gdb-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gdb-source" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gdb-source on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdb-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdb-source package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: gdb-source
Source: gdb
Version: 8.2.1-2
Installed-Size: 28106
Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Architecture: all
Description: GNU Debugger (source)
Description-md5: f6e1298a18996d699ccfb824f5342e59
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/s/gdb/
Tag: devel::debugger, role::source, suite::gnu
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gdb/gdb-source_8.2.1-2_all.deb
Size: 28534012
MD5sum: bbca8a244166740177fb3d81be51338f
SHA256: 6a3508ddbc7789c461b82775dc319c3aef14a1258f71977c3ee68b4e9e076d8f