How To Install libcaribou-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-dev on Debian 9. libcaribou-dev is Configurable on screen keyboard - library (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaribou-dev on Debian 9.

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 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 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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:

References

Summary

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