How To Install xxgdb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxgdb on Kali Linux. xxgdb is An X front-end to the GNU debugger gdb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxgdb on Kali Linux.

What is xxgdb

xxgdb is:

xxgdb is a simple but powerful graphical interface to the GNU debugger gdb. A more powerful (but slower and much bigger) interface is available in the ddd package.

There are three methods to install xxgdb on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xxgdb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xxgdb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xxgdb

Install xxgdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xxgdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xxgdb

Install xxgdb Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xxgdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xxgdb

How To Uninstall xxgdb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xxgdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xxgdb

Uninstall xxgdb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xxgdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xxgdb

Remove xxgdb Configurations and Data

To remove xxgdb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xxgdb

Remove xxgdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xxgdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xxgdb

Dependencies

xxgdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxgdb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.