How To Install libfox-1.6-0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfox-1.6-0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfox-1.6-0 is FOX C++ GUI Toolkit - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-0 on Debian 10.

What is libfox-1.6-0

libfox-1.6-0 is:

FOX is a C++ based Toolkit for developing Graphical User Interfaces easily and effectively. It offers a wide collection of Controls and provides state of the art facilities such as drag and drop, selection, as well as OpenGL widgets for 3D graphical manipulation. FOX also implements icons, images, and user-convenience features such as status line help, and tooltips. Tooltips may even be used for 3D objects!

There are three methods to install libfox-1.6-0 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 libfox-1.6-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfox-1.6-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfox-1.6-0

Install libfox-1.6-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfox-1.6-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfox-1.6-0

Install libfox-1.6-0 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 libfox-1.6-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfox-1.6-0

How To Uninstall libfox-1.6-0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfox-1.6-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfox-1.6-0

Uninstall libfox-1.6-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfox-1.6-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfox-1.6-0

Remove libfox-1.6-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfox-1.6-0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfox-1.6-0

Remove libfox-1.6-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfox-1.6-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfox-1.6-0

Dependencies

libfox-1.6-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.