How to Install and Uninstall gdbserver Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gdbserver on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gdbserver" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gdbserver on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gdbserver
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "gdbserver" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gdbserver on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdbserver
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gdbserver package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gdbserver
Source: gdb
Version: 13.1-3
Installed-Size: 819
Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gdb (<< 7.0.1-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Description: GNU Debugger (remote server)
Description-md5: 883ab8a4c88e4e7893ca5e20099104e3
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/s/gdb/
Tag: devel::debugger, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::lang:fortran,
devel::lang:java, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib,
role::program, suite::gnu, works-with::software:running
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gdb/gdbserver_13.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 381116
MD5sum: 30cb7e490e3a8a4750ded69450a625ef
SHA256: fd0056ae6b4b58b98f06776ccf6f68e938beb35d6dede1f6b292eb9c66afb316