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