How To Install libcaribou-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcaribou-dev
libcaribou-dev is:
An input assistive technology intended for switch and pointer users.
This package contains the development files for libcaribou library.
There are three methods to install libcaribou-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcaribou-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 libcaribou-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcaribou-dev
Install libcaribou-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcaribou-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcaribou-dev
Install libcaribou-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 libcaribou-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcaribou-dev
How To Uninstall libcaribou-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcaribou-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcaribou-dev
Uninstall libcaribou-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcaribou-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcaribou-dev
Remove libcaribou-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcaribou-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcaribou-dev
Remove libcaribou-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcaribou-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcaribou-dev
Dependencies
libcaribou-dev have the following dependencies:
- libcaribou0
- gir1.2-caribou-1.0
- libgee-0.8-dev
- libglib2.0-dev
- libgtk-3-dev
- libx11-dev
- libxklavier-dev
- libxml2-dev
- libxtst-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
