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