How To Install libnuxwdog-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuxwdog-dev on Debian 9. libnuxwdog-dev is Watchdog server – development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuxwdog-dev on Debian 9.

What is libnuxwdog-dev

libnuxwdog-dev is:

Watchdog server to start and stop processes, and prompt for passwords.

This package supplies the development headers.

There are three methods to install libnuxwdog-dev 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 libnuxwdog-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuxwdog-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnuxwdog-dev

Install libnuxwdog-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnuxwdog-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnuxwdog-dev

Install libnuxwdog-dev 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 libnuxwdog-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnuxwdog-dev

How To Uninstall libnuxwdog-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnuxwdog-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnuxwdog-dev

Uninstall libnuxwdog-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnuxwdog-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnuxwdog-dev

Remove libnuxwdog-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnuxwdog-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnuxwdog-dev

Remove libnuxwdog-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnuxwdog-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnuxwdog-dev

Dependencies

libnuxwdog-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnuxwdog-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.