How To Install libsocialweb-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-dev on Debian 9. libsocialweb-dev is socialweb library to fetch data from social service (dev. headers)

Introduction

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

What is libsocialweb-dev

libsocialweb-dev is:

A social data server which will fetch data from the “social web”, such as blog posts and photos, upcoming events, recently played tracks, and pending auctions. It also provides a service to update status on supported web services such as Facebook and Twitter. Libsocialweb can be accessed via D-Bus, or with a custom socialweb client.

This package contains the development headers

There are three methods to install libsocialweb-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 libsocialweb-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 libsocialweb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsocialweb-dev

Install libsocialweb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsocialweb-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsocialweb-dev

How To Uninstall libsocialweb-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsocialweb-dev

Uninstall libsocialweb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocialweb-dev

Remove libsocialweb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsocialweb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsocialweb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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