How To Install libwtext40 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtext40 on Debian 9. libwtext40 is additional widgets for Wt, based on ExtJS 2.0.x [runtime]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtext40 on Debian 9.

What is libwtext40

libwtext40 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 Wt ExtJS adapter library.

There are three methods to install libwtext40 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 libwtext40 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwtext40 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwtext40

Install libwtext40 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwtext40 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwtext40

Install libwtext40 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 libwtext40 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwtext40

How To Uninstall libwtext40 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libwtext40 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwtext40

Uninstall libwtext40 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwtext40 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwtext40

Remove libwtext40 Configurations and Data

To remove libwtext40 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwtext40

Remove libwtext40 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwtext40 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwtext40

Dependencies

libwtext40 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtext40 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.