---
name: "find-dbgsym-packages"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debian-goodies"
version: "0.88.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/find-dbgsym-packages"
---

# find-dbgsym-packages(1)

gets list of dbgsym packages from executable, library, core dump or process

## NAME

find-dbgsym-packages - gets list of dbgsym packages from executable, library, core dump or process

## SYNOPSIS

**find-dbgsym-packages** \[**--install**\] \[**--ssh**\] \[**--deb**\] \[**--all**\] *executable, core file or PID* \[*executable, library,* *core file or PID* …\]

## DESCRIPTION

**find-dbgsym-packages** lists all *\*-dbgsym* packages required to properly debug processes given by a list of executables, libraries, core dumps or PID numbers.

## PREREQUISITES

You must already have the correct debug lines in your */etc/apt/sources.list* file, e.g.

```
    deb http://debug.mirrors.debian.org/debian-debug/ unstable-debug main
```

Don't forget to run `"apt update"` as root after adding such a line.

Additionally, **find-dbgsym-packages** requires the *elfutils* and *dctrl-tools* packages to be installed.

## OPTIONS

- "--install"

  Don't display the list of required dbgsym packages but directly use **apt**(1) to install them. (Shows the apt command being executed, though.) If not being run as root and **sudo**(1) is installed, call `"sudo apt install ..."`, else use `"su - -c 'apt install ...'"`.

- "--ssh"

  Use `"ssh root@localhost -t"` instead of `"sudo"` or `"su - -c"`. to gain administrative privileges.

  This requires the package `"openssh-client"` and an SSH daemon (e.g. `"openssh-server"`) to be installed (and running).

- "--deb"

  Generate a metapackage which depends on all the still needed debug symbol packages.

  This requires the package `"equivs"` to be installed.

  If `"--install"` is also given, automatically install the package and all its (missing) dependencies.

- "--all"

  Show or include *all* relevant debug symbol packages, not just those still missing.

## EXAMPLES

```
    $ find-dbgsym-packages 15865
    libcap2-dbgsym libtinfo5-dbg zsh-dbgsym
    $ find-dbgsym-packages /var/crash/1000/15865-1000-1000-11-1511059476-c6--bin-zsh.core
    libcap2-dbgsym libtinfo5-dbg zsh-dbgsym
    $ find-dbgsym-packages /bin/ls
    coreutils-dbgsym libpcre3-dbg libselinux1-dbgsym
    $ find-dbgsym-packages /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1
    libpcre3-dbg libselinux1-dbgsym
```

## AUTHOR

Stefan Fritch \<sf@debian.org\>

This manpage was written by Axel Beckert \<abe@debian.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2017 Stefan Fritch \<sf@debian.org\>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

On Debian systems, a copy of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2*.

## SEE ALSO

\<https://wiki.debian.org/AutomaticDebugPackages\>, [**debuginfod**(8)](/debuginfod/8.md), [**debuginfod-find**(1)](/debuginfod-find/1.md)