How To Install libgxwmm-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxwmm-dev on Debian 9. libgxwmm-dev is Guitarix - GTK+ C++ widget library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxwmm-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgxwmm-dev

libgxwmm-dev is:

Guitarix is a rock guitar amplifier for the Jack Audio Connection Kit with one input and two outputs. It is designed to produce nice trash/metal/rock/blues guitar sounds and comes with a GTK+ interface and as Ladspa and LV2 plugins.

This package contains development files for Guitarix’s GTK+ C++ widget library.

There are three methods to install libgxwmm-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgxwmm-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 libgxwmm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgxwmm-dev

Install libgxwmm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgxwmm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgxwmm-dev

How To Uninstall libgxwmm-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgxwmm-dev

Uninstall libgxwmm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgxwmm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgxwmm-dev

Remove libgxwmm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgxwmm-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgxwmm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgxwmm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxwmm-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.