How To Install libcdk5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdk5 on Debian 9.
What is libcdk5
libcdk5 is:
CDK stands for “Curses Development Kit”. CDK sits on top of the curses library and provides 22 ready to use widgets for rapid application development of text-based interfaces. CDK delivers many of the common widget types required for a robust interface. Widgets can be combined to create complex widgets if needed.
There are three methods to install libcdk5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcdk5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdk5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcdk5
Install libcdk5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdk5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcdk5
Install libcdk5 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdk5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcdk5
How To Uninstall libcdk5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcdk5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcdk5
Uninstall libcdk5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcdk5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdk5
Remove libcdk5 Configurations and Data
To remove libcdk5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcdk5
Remove libcdk5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcdk5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdk5
Dependencies
libcdk5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdk5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
