How To Install webcit-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install webcit-dbg on Debian 9. webcit-dbg is web-based frontend to Citadel - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webcit-dbg on Debian 9.

What is webcit-dbg

webcit-dbg is:

WebCit is a web-based, AJAX-enabled frontend to the Citadel groupware system. It is an attractive web middleware layer that allows user-friendly access. By combining WebCit and Citadel, you can have a versatile online environment with many users concurrently accessing the same system using the user interface of their choice (text, web, or downloaded client software).

This package provides the debugging symbols for WebCit.

There are three methods to install webcit-dbg 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 webcit-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webcit-dbg

Install webcit-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webcit-dbg

Install webcit-dbg 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 webcit-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webcit-dbg

How To Uninstall webcit-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the webcit-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webcit-dbg

Uninstall webcit-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webcit-dbg

Remove webcit-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge webcit-dbg

Remove webcit-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webcit-dbg

Dependencies

webcit-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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