How to Install and Uninstall gdb Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gdb" package

Learn how to install gdb on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gdb on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gdb
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.1-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10091
Provides: gdb-minimal (= 10.1-2ubuntu2)
Depends: libbabeltrace1 (>= 1.5.4), libc6 (>= 2.33), libdebuginfod1 (>= 0.180), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libipt2 (>= 2.0), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpython3.9 (>= 3.9.1), libreadline8 (>= 8), libsource-highlight4v5 (>= 3.1.9), libstdc++6 (>= 7), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libxxhash0 (>= 0.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: libc-dbg
Suggests: gdb-doc, gdbserver
Conflicts: gdb
Replaces: gdb
Filename: pool/main/g/gdb/gdb_10.1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 3332648
MD5sum: b50ed955467ff1cde8f69354f612f942
SHA1: 0be388f1042743881221fa64e56167b68865ebeb
SHA256: c249b734b3d958b7d716cc34a3ed1716a61d4ce7c0d149b1e9bc69a7d19e0bbd
SHA512: b0591f8f2e272884d6c5f57bee66fdb9c14633b8f4c143fa3ce9bb52bf77349b5d188626b4ccbd6c873ce7aa4b5effd235b4a882d47d6d967728fb2568c9f50b
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/s/gdb/
Description-en: 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: 4f2b8eb95df2ba7a5b11e0301c48b8e4
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi