How To Install libcwiid1 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libcwiid1 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libcwiid1 is library to interface with the wiimote – runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid1 on Debian 10.

What is libcwiid1

libcwiid1 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 wiimote library that abstracts the interface to the wiimote by hiding the details of the underlying Bluetooth connection.

There are three methods to install libcwiid1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcwiid1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwiid1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcwiid1

Install libcwiid1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwiid1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcwiid1

Install libcwiid1 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 libcwiid1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcwiid1

How To Uninstall libcwiid1 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libcwiid1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcwiid1

Uninstall libcwiid1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcwiid1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwiid1

Remove libcwiid1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcwiid1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcwiid1

Remove libcwiid1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcwiid1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwiid1

Dependencies

libcwiid1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.