How To Install libwscodecs2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwscodecs2 on Debian 9.
What is libwscodecs2
libwscodecs2 is:
The libwscodecs library provides codec functions for libwireshark11.
There are three methods to install libwscodecs2 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 libwscodecs2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwscodecs2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwscodecs2
Install libwscodecs2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwscodecs2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwscodecs2
Install libwscodecs2 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 libwscodecs2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwscodecs2
How To Uninstall libwscodecs2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwscodecs2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwscodecs2
Uninstall libwscodecs2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwscodecs2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwscodecs2
Remove libwscodecs2 Configurations and Data
To remove libwscodecs2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwscodecs2
Remove libwscodecs2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwscodecs2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwscodecs2
Dependencies
libwscodecs2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwscodecs2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
