How To Install libcwidget4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget4 on Debian 12.
What is libcwidget4
libcwidget4 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 libcwidget4 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 libcwidget4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcwidget4
Install libcwidget4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcwidget4
Install libcwidget4 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 libcwidget4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcwidget4
How To Uninstall libcwidget4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcwidget4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcwidget4
Uninstall libcwidget4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcwidget4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwidget4
Remove libcwidget4 Configurations and Data
To remove libcwidget4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcwidget4
Remove libcwidget4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcwidget4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwidget4
Dependencies
libcwidget4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.