How To Install libcwiid-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid-dev on Debian 9.
What is libcwiid-dev
libcwiid-dev is:
CWiid is a working userspace driver along with various applications implementing event drivers, multiple wiimote connectivity, gesture recognition, and other Wiimote-based functionality.
This package provides the developpement files needed for building against Cwiid.
There are three methods to install libcwiid-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 libcwiid-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 libcwiid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcwiid-dev
Install libcwiid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcwiid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcwiid-dev
Install libcwiid-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 libcwiid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcwiid-dev
How To Uninstall libcwiid-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcwiid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcwiid-dev
Uninstall libcwiid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcwiid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwiid-dev
Remove libcwiid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcwiid-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcwiid-dev
Remove libcwiid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcwiid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwiid-dev
Dependencies
libcwiid-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.