How to Install and Uninstall crash Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "crash" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install crash on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "crash" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall crash on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the crash package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: crash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.2.8-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Troy Heber
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8752
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsnappy1v5 (>= 1.1.8), libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), binutils
Suggests: kexec-tools, makedumpfile
Filename: pool/main/c/crash/crash_7.2.8-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2793288
MD5sum: 6997ae9641349a1bb0dd3a1a0ff6c661
SHA1: 7b29406eb815f10cd86a7ab1f5a3e5395c31d8d6
SHA256: b3e6dfe734e70c2ab1e3e66f3de3735415b6b0fbe2011a7d0be74ffa726f5f76
SHA512: ade5abe2060e8d13aa101687e2962a067078a92c84bee1fc8fdfbf7d1040cc6c2b3d42b6a2aea977c78477b195b45a5b6134d179aba784120d9dcb8209ea7122
Description-en: kernel debugging utility, allowing gdb like syntax
The core analysis suite is a self-contained tool that can be used to
investigate either live systems, or multiple different core dump formats
including kdump, LKCD, netdump and diskdump.
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o The tool is loosely based on the SVR4 crash command, but has been
completely integrated with gdb in order to be able to display
formatted kernel data structures, disassemble source code, etc.
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o The current set of available commands consist of common kernel core
analysis tools such as a context-specific stack traces, source code
disassembly, kernel variable displays, memory display, dumps of
linked-lists, etc. In addition, any gdb command may be entered,
which in turn will be passed onto the gdb module for execution.
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o There are several commands that delve deeper into specific kernel
subsystems, which also serve as templates for kernel developers
to create new commands for analysis of a specific area of interest.
Adding a new command is a simple affair, and a quick recompile
adds it to the command menu.
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o The intent is to make the tool independent of Linux version dependencies,
building in recognition of major kernel code changes so as to adapt to
new kernel versions, while maintaining backwards compatibility.
Description-md5: 62a3af04681a29149ddd988c1db996db