How To Install libwt-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwt-dev on Debian 9. libwt-dev is C++ library and application server for web applications [development]

Introduction

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

What is libwt-dev

libwt-dev is:

Wt (pronounced ‘witty’) is a C++ library and application server for developing and deploying web applications. The API is widget-centric and offers complete abstraction of any web-specific application details.

This package contains the development files for the Wt core library but you still need to install a connector, either the HTTP connector (libwthttp-dev), the FastCGI connector (libwtfcgi-dev) or the test connector (libwttest-dev).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwt-dev

Install libwt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwt-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwt-dev

How To Uninstall libwt-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libwt-dev

Uninstall libwt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwt-dev

Remove libwt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwt-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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