How To Install libwebkitgtk-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkitgtk-doc on Debian 9. libwebkitgtk-doc is Web content engine library for GTK+ - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkitgtk-doc on Debian 9.

What is libwebkitgtk-doc

libwebkitgtk-doc is:

WebKit is a web content engine, derived from KHTML and KJS from KDE, and used primarily in Apple’s Safari browser. It is made to be embedded in other applications, such as mail readers, or web browsers.

It is able to display content such as HTML, SVG, XML, and others. It also supports DOM, XMLHttpRequest, XSLT, CSS, JavaScript/ECMAScript and more.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install libwebkitgtk-doc 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 libwebkitgtk-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwebkitgtk-doc

Install libwebkitgtk-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwebkitgtk-doc

Install libwebkitgtk-doc 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 libwebkitgtk-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwebkitgtk-doc

How To Uninstall libwebkitgtk-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libwebkitgtk-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwebkitgtk-doc

Uninstall libwebkitgtk-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebkitgtk-doc

Remove libwebkitgtk-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebkitgtk-doc

Remove libwebkitgtk-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebkitgtk-doc

Dependencies

libwebkitgtk-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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