How To Install libwf-touch-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwf-touch-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwf-touch-dev is 3D Wayland compositor (wf-touch library dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwf-touch-dev on Debian 12.

What is libwf-touch-dev

libwf-touch-dev is:

Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

This package contains the development files for the embedded wf-touch library.

There are three methods to install libwf-touch-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwf-touch-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 libwf-touch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwf-touch-dev

Install libwf-touch-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwf-touch-dev

Install libwf-touch-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 libwf-touch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwf-touch-dev

How To Uninstall libwf-touch-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libwf-touch-dev

Uninstall libwf-touch-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwf-touch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwf-touch-dev

Remove libwf-touch-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwf-touch-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwf-touch-dev

Remove libwf-touch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwf-touch-dev

Dependencies

libwf-touch-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwf-touch-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.