How to install GDB
How to install GDB
- Before you go for installation, check if you already have gdb installed on your Unix system by using the following command :
$gdb -help- If GDB is installed, then it will display all the available options within your GDB. If GDB is not installed, then proceed for a fresh installation.
- You can install GDB on your system by following the simple steps discussed below.
GDB Installation
Step 1 : Make sure you have the prerequisites for installing GDB
- An ANSI-compliant C compiler (gcc is recommended - Note that gdb can debug codes generated by other compilers)
- 115 MB of free disk space is required on the partition on which you're going to build gdb.
- 20 MB of free disk space is required on the partition on which you're going to install gdb.
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Step 2
- Use the following command to install gdb on Linux machine.
$ sudo apt-get install libc6-dbg gdb valgrind
Step 3
- Now you can use the following command to find the help information.
$gdb -help- Now you have gdb installed on your system and it is ready to use.