Where are kernel debuginfo packages?

[C de-Avillez]

On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:43:34 +0530
Santanu Chatterjee <thisissantanu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
> 
> It seems that I need the kernel debuginfo packages to use SystemTap.
> But I could not find those packages in main/universe/multiverse
> repos. Finally I had to compile the kernel from source with
> debuginfo, but that is a pain.
> 
> So, could you please point me to any ubuntu repository that makes
> available debuginfo kernel packages AND keeps them updated in sync
> with regular Ubuntu (kernel) updates?


kernel symbols are provided by the corresponding -dbgsym package.
These packages are available in the ddebs repository, not present on
standard installs. There might be a delay on having the dbgsym put
available after a new version of a package is published.

Note that the kernel debug package is BIG. Expect O(1.5Gbytes) of disk
usage when installed.

To enable (from [1]):

* Create an /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ddebs.list by running the
  following line at a terminal (one single line):

echo "deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com $(lsb_release -cs) main restricted universe multiverse" |
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ddebs.list

* Stable releases (not alphas and betas) require three more lines
  adding to the same file, which is done by the following terminal
  command (one single line):

echo "deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com $(lsb_release -cs)-updates main restricted universe multiverse 
deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com $(lsb_release -cs)-security main restricted universe multiverse 
deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com $(lsb_release -cs)-proposed main restricted universe multiverse" |
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ddebs.list

* You may also add these lines using the Synaptic Package Manager:

  * Choose Synaptic via the System > Administration menu.
  * Choose Software Sources or Repositories via the Settings menu, and
    click on the Third-Party Software tab.
  * Click the Add button and enter each deb ... line as above one by
    one and click the Add Source button (you will have to add these
    lines one at a time). 

* Import the debug symbol archive signing key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 428D7C01 5E0577F2

* Then run

sudo apt-get update

to update your package list or click the Reload button if you used the Synaptic Package Manager. 

-x-x-x-x-x-

For example, for the current Maverick kernel
linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic, the corresponding debug package is
linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic-dbgsym.


[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash
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