How To Install libcwidget3v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget3v5 on Debian 9. libcwidget3v5 is high-level terminal interface library for C++ (runtime files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget3v5 on Debian 9.

What is libcwidget3v5

libcwidget3v5 is:

libcwidget is a modern user interface library modeled on GTK+ and Qt, but using curses as its display layer and with widgets that are tailored to a terminal environment.

This package contains the files that are required to run programs compiled against libcwidget.

There are three methods to install libcwidget3v5 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 libcwidget3v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget3v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcwidget3v5

Install libcwidget3v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget3v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcwidget3v5

Install libcwidget3v5 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 libcwidget3v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcwidget3v5

How To Uninstall libcwidget3v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcwidget3v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcwidget3v5

Uninstall libcwidget3v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcwidget3v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwidget3v5

Remove libcwidget3v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libcwidget3v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcwidget3v5

Remove libcwidget3v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcwidget3v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwidget3v5

Dependencies

libcwidget3v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget3v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.