How to Install and Uninstall gdb Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gdb" package

This guide let you learn how to install gdb on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall gdb on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdb
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdb package on Kali Linux

Package: gdb
Version: 13.2-1
Installed-Size: 11637
Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gdb
Depends: libbabeltrace1 (>= 1.5.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libdebuginfod1 (>= 0.180), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libipt2 (>= 2.0), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.0), libreadline8 (>= 8.2~beta), libsource-highlight4v5 (>= 3.1.9), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: libc-dbg
Suggests: gdb-doc, gdbserver
Conflicts: gdb
Size: 3968496
SHA256: c0e302644214df6f459ded34052f19f980633e104745549f0a664edfae08cfe1
SHA1: 48a5679c88d3d92241d408219a41a388b22e503c
MD5sum: 929e44ef8abb3b37f57b0e4486e8e0dd
Description: GNU Debugger
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.
Description-md5:
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,
implemented-in::java, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu,
uitoolkit::ncurses, works-with::software:running
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gdb/gdb_13.2-1_amd64.deb