Is there a kernel package that contains symbols?

Question

Does Ubuntu provide kernel package with debug symbols? The default one(-generic) doesn't seem to have it.

I'm trying to avoid compile a kernel with debug info manually.

Colin Ian King · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06 19:22:24Z

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First create a ddebs.list using:

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

then run:

sudo apt-get update

and then install using:

sudo apt-get install linux-image-`uname -r`-dbgsym

This is rather huge (>680MB), so prepare for a wait while you download it.

I use this for tools like systemtap on the kernel.

edited Oct 6 '12 at 19:22

answered Oct 6 '12 at 9:22

Colin Ian King
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	`apt-cache search dbgsym` returns `pkg-create-dbgsym` only, was it in some other repository? – warl0ck Oct 6 '12 at 9:40
	@warl0ck Yes, the `-dbgsym` packages are in special repositories that you must enable, to install them. This explains how. – Eliah Kagan Oct 6 '12 at 10:15
	I've now updated the post to clarify how to do that. – Colin Ian King Oct 6 '12 at 19:22

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