How To Install libglktermw-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libglktermw-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libglktermw-dev is Curses-based interface library for interactive fiction

Introduction

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

What is libglktermw-dev

libglktermw-dev is:

Glk is a device-independent interface specification intended primarily for interactive fiction implementations. This library provides an ncurses-based glk interface and includes Unicode support. It is used by packages such as glulxe.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libglktermw-dev

Install libglktermw-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglktermw-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglktermw-dev

How To Uninstall libglktermw-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libglktermw-dev

Uninstall libglktermw-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglktermw-dev

Remove libglktermw-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libglktermw-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libglktermw-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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