# 📌 How to Install GDB-PEDA (Python 3) – Clean, Modern, and Not Painful
<small>Running into ImportError: No module named six.moves while installing gdb-peda?
→ Here’s the quick fix! </small>
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## 1. Install GDB + basic dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y gdb python3-six python3-dev git

- `gdb` → the main debugger
- `python3-six` → required by PEDA
- `python3-dev` → needed so GDB embeds Python3 correctly
- `git` → for cloning PEDA

### 2. Clone PEDA

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/longld/peda.git ~/peda

### 3. Check module `six` & sys.path của Python trong GDB

gdb -ex "python import sys; print('PYTHON', sys.version) ; print('PATH', sys.path)" -ex quit

### 4. Force PEDA to use Python 3 + fix sys.path + load `six`

- Replace shebang in `peda.py` (force python3):

    sed -i '1s|.*|#!/usr/bin/env python3|' ~/peda/peda.py

- Create a clean `~/.gdbinit` (no spam warnings, guarantee six loads, and load PEDA):

    cp -v ~/.gdbinit ~/.gdbinit.bak 2>/dev/null || true
    
    cat > ~/.gdbinit <<'GDBFIX'
    python
    import sys, warnings
    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
    for p in (
        '/usr/lib/python3.12',
        '/usr/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload',
        '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages',
        '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages'
    ):
        if p not in sys.path:
            sys.path.append(p)
    try:
        import six
    except Exception as e:
        print("Warning: cannot import six:", e)
    end
    
    source ~/peda/peda.py
    GDBFIX

<span style="font-size: 0.70em;">Just paste this whole thing into your terminal and hit Enter.</span>

### 5. Verify that GDB loads Python3, six, and PEDA

gdb -ex "python import sys; print('GDB-PY', sys.version)" -ex quit
gdb -ex "python import six; print('six ok', six.__version__)" -ex quit
# then run GDB normally
gdb /bin/ls

If everything is correct → you’ll see this prompt::

gdb-peda$

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# If you're lazy 😴

👉 Just save this script as a `.sh` file → `chmod +x *.sh` → run it:

#!/bin/bash
set -e

echo "[*] Installing GDB + Python3-six + Git ..."
sudo apt update -y
sudo apt install -y gdb python3-six git

echo "[*] Cloning PEDA ..."
if [ ! -d "$HOME/peda" ]; then
    git clone https://github.com/longld/peda.git ~/peda
else
    echo "[*] ~/peda exists, skip cloning."
fi

echo "[*] Fixing shebang to force Python3 ..."
sed -i '1s|.*|#!/usr/bin/env python3|' ~/peda/peda.py

echo "[*] Backing up old ~/.gdbinit if exists ..."
cp -v ~/.gdbinit ~/.gdbinit.bak 2>/dev/null || true

echo "[*] Writing new ~/.gdbinit ..."
cat > ~/.gdbinit <<'GDBFIX'
python
import sys, warnings
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")

for p in (
    '/usr/lib/python3.12',
    '/usr/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload',
    '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages',
    '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages'
):
    if p not in sys.path:
        sys.path.append(p)

try:
    import six
except Exception as e:
    print("Warning: cannot import six:", e)
end

source ~/peda/peda.py
GDBFIX

echo "[+] Done!"

<span style="font-size: 0.70em;">But honestly, I'd still recommend doing it manually — this script was cooked by ChatGPT 🤡</span>