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Why are most Linux executables stripped?

Updated: 12/14/2022
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This means that it does not have any debugging symbols in it. Debugging symbols are removed from most production binaries because they increase the size of the binary, and supposedly most users aren't capable of filing proper bug reports anyway (Ubuntu, for instance, disables Apport by default in production releases).

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