How To Install libfinal-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfinal-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfinal-dev is Developers library for the final cut widget toolkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfinal-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfinal-dev

libfinal-dev is:

This is a class library and widget toolkit with full mouse support for creating a text-based user interface. The library supports the programmer to develop an application for the text console. It allows the simultaneous handling of multiple windows on the screen.

The C++ class design was inspired by the Qt framework. It provides common controls like dialog windows, push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, input lines, list boxes, status bars and so on.

This package contains the static library and symbolic link that developers using the final cut widget toolkit will need. Packages should not build-depend on this package.

There are three methods to install libfinal-dev 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 libfinal-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 libfinal-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfinal-dev

Install libfinal-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfinal-dev

Install libfinal-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 libfinal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfinal-dev

How To Uninstall libfinal-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfinal-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfinal-dev

Uninstall libfinal-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfinal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfinal-dev

Remove libfinal-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfinal-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfinal-dev

Remove libfinal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfinal-dev

Dependencies

libfinal-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfinal-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.