How To Install witty-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install witty-dbg on Debian 9. witty-dbg is C++ library for webapps [debug] (transition package)

Introduction

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

What is witty-dbg

witty-dbg 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 installs debugging files used to investigate problems with binaries included in the Wt packages.

This is a dummy transition package and can be safely removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install witty-dbg

Install witty-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install witty-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install witty-dbg

How To Uninstall witty-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove witty-dbg

Uninstall witty-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove witty-dbg

Remove witty-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge witty-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

witty-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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