What is the Debian equivalent of RPM's debuginfo and debugsource packages and how can they be found?

Graham Leggett 0
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In the RPM world, debug symbols and the source code for a package are packaged in RPMs with names ending in debuginfo and debugsource respectively. These can be downloaded using the dnf debuginfo-install command.

In what kind of package will the symbols and the source code be found on a Debian derived system?

Where are these debug packages hosted if not in the main package archives, and what command is used to download and install them if not "apt install"?

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There is no systematic distribution of debug symbols. If you want them, typically you would download the package sources with apt-get source and examine the build scripts to figure out how to get a locally built version with debug symbols etc.

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