How to Install and Uninstall valgrind Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "valgrind" package

This guide let you learn how to install valgrind on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                valgrind
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "valgrind" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall valgrind on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                valgrind
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the valgrind package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: valgrind
Version: 1:3.16.1-1
Installed-Size: 80378
Maintainer: Alessandro Ghedini
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: valgrind-dev
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libc6-dbg
Recommends: valgrind-dbg, gdb
Suggests: valgrind-mpi, kcachegrind, alleyoop, valkyrie (>> 1.3.0)
Breaks: valgrind-dev
Description: instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools
Description-md5: 0cb016d4f438ed8069cda723e3bb7786
Homepage: http://www.valgrind.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::library, devel::profiler,
devel::testing-qa, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility,
works-with::software:running
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/valgrind/valgrind_3.16.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15135724
MD5sum: e180734952a5084303d79325b74296ab
SHA256: 843a2b9740fb71c7e9967e9fb45615477ce03831408bea9cdd734876771f2f05