How To Install libfltk1.1-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfltk1.1-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfltk1.1-dev is Fast Light Toolkit - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk1.1-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfltk1.1-dev

libfltk1.1-dev is:

This package provides the files necessary for compiling programs that depend on FLTK.

The Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) is a cross-platform graphical user interface toolkit originally based on libForms.

There are three methods to install libfltk1.1-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 libfltk1.1-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 libfltk1.1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfltk1.1-dev

Install libfltk1.1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfltk1.1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfltk1.1-dev

Install libfltk1.1-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 libfltk1.1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfltk1.1-dev

How To Uninstall libfltk1.1-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfltk1.1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfltk1.1-dev

Uninstall libfltk1.1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfltk1.1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfltk1.1-dev

Remove libfltk1.1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfltk1.1-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfltk1.1-dev

Remove libfltk1.1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfltk1.1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfltk1.1-dev

Dependencies

libfltk1.1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk1.1-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.