How to Install and Uninstall gdb-source Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "gdb-source" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gdb-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall gdb-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdb-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdb-source package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gdb-source
Architecture: all
Version: 7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gdb
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27238
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdb/gdb-source_7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5_all.deb
Size: 27608744
MD5sum: 1dbed8453240bbf61215fe7d78830b70
SHA1: 19392ebc7757dcda091eefd6785eefae3eef72ed
SHA256: ebb366965b0ee70108934a67a5e5e56476a7960f421faa37b2c8ecbf5faf2eae
SHA512: 411d4f61f77e2b79ee857dc3ad1bf032cdd36d47e4c2d2b5f15d0d4f98a3e98bdc3f205d53d613b756b0008983c2d98e80f2d9afc18c47886427eabff40822ea
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/s/gdb/
Description-en: GNU Debugger (source)
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.
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This package contains the sources and patches which are needed
to build GDB.
Description-md5: f6e1298a18996d699ccfb824f5342e59

Package: gdb-source
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 27007
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez
Architecture: all
Source: gdb
Version: 7.11-0ubuntu1
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdb/gdb-source_7.11-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 27387250
MD5sum: bb5801d3cd8cdfd76aa7b66fdb810299
SHA1: e0f24fc23e5117ec89ca4b07cb18277d6b1afd5c
SHA256: 86bbcd9c2432d12078a6b042a58194c38b09b929e8a41346c5bf719194b221fe
Description-en: GNU Debugger (source)
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.
.
This package contains the sources and patches which are needed
to build GDB.
Description-md5: f6e1298a18996d699ccfb824f5342e59
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/s/gdb/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu