How To Install libforms-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-dev on Debian 10.
What is libforms-dev
libforms-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static libraries for the XForms library.
Install this package if you want to develop programs using the XForms library.
There are three methods to install libforms-dev 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 libforms-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 libforms-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libforms-dev
Install libforms-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libforms-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libforms-dev
Install libforms-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 libforms-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libforms-dev
How To Uninstall libforms-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libforms-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libforms-dev
Uninstall libforms-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libforms-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforms-dev
Remove libforms-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libforms-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libforms-dev
Remove libforms-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libforms-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libforms-dev
Dependencies
libforms-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.