How To Install libcdk5-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdk5-doc on Debian 9. libcdk5-doc is C-based curses widget library (examples and demos)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdk5-doc on Debian 9.

What is libcdk5-doc

libcdk5-doc is:

CDK stands for “Curses Development Kit”. CDK sits on top of the curses library and provides 22 ready to use widgets for rapid application development of text-based interfaces. CDK delivers many of the common widget types required for a robust interface. Widgets can be combined to create complex widgets if needed.

This package contains examples and demos about libcdk5.

There are three methods to install libcdk5-doc 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 libcdk5-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdk5-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcdk5-doc

Install libcdk5-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdk5-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcdk5-doc

Install libcdk5-doc 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 libcdk5-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcdk5-doc

How To Uninstall libcdk5-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcdk5-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcdk5-doc

Uninstall libcdk5-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcdk5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdk5-doc

Remove libcdk5-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libcdk5-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcdk5-doc

Remove libcdk5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcdk5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdk5-doc

Dependencies

libcdk5-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdk5-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.