How To Install libcw6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6 on Debian 9.
What is libcw6
libcw6 is:
The unixcw project provides support for learning to use Morse code.
This package provides shared library files to handle Morse code signals and to generate sound on the console buzzer or a sound card through OSS, ALSA or PulseAudio.
There are three methods to install libcw6 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 libcw6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcw6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcw6
Install libcw6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcw6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcw6
Install libcw6 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 libcw6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcw6
How To Uninstall libcw6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcw6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcw6
Uninstall libcw6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcw6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcw6
Remove libcw6 Configurations and Data
To remove libcw6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcw6
Remove libcw6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcw6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcw6
Dependencies
libcw6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.